Friday 15 April 1921 · Bucharest, Romania
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:021:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2610:26 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 26 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:175:17 AM to 29:165:16 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 22:4710:47 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 13:561:56 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:2610:26 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5511:55 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:586:58 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:528:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:111:11 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:223:22 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:259:25 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |