Monday 19 September 1988 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:535:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:581:58 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 19 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:017:01 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 | 17:535:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 13:581:58 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:535:53 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:219:21 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:014:01 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:536:53 PM | 20:288:28 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:141:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |