Sunday 8 October 1989 · Bucharest, Romania
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:332:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:013:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:261:26 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 15:013:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 13:261:26 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 16:414:41 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:013:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:281:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:349:34 PM | 23:1211:12 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |