Thursday 28 September 1922 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2912:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3012:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3012:30 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 12:3012:30 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 25:06 01:061:06 AM Fri | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:3012:30 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:535:53 AM | 07:227:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:519:51 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:192:19 PM | 16:004:00 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |