Thursday 13 April 1989 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:022:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:362:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:529:52 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 21 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 14:362:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 09:529:52 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:3210:32 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:362:36 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:217:21 AM | 09:029:02 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:276:27 PM | 20:108:10 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:464:46 AM+1 | 30:296:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |