Sunday 22 March 1953 · Bucharest, Romania
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:529:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4210:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM
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 | 22:4210:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:157:15 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 22:2910:29 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1110:11 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:154:15 PM | 17:575:57 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:524:52 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:584:58 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1510:15 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |