Tuesday 28 August 1990 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:229:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4711:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3410:34 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 26 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 23:4711:47 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 21:599:59 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:26 01:261:26 AM Wed | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:3410:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:159:15 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1810:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:196:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:154:15 AM+1 | 30:026:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |