Thursday 4 November 1954 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4310:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5410:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 10 h 05 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 10:5410:54 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:219:21 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:3412:34 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5410:54 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1810:18 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:221:22 PM | 14:582:58 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:202:20 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |