Sunday 20 March 1960 · Bucharest, Romania
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:357:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:408:40 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 19:357:35 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 20:278:27 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 14:532:53 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:408:40 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 15:573:57 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:504:50 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:574:57 PM | 18:286:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:576:57 PM | 20:278:27 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:305:30+1 AM | 31:007:00+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |