Thursday 27 September 1990 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:563:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:106:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1811:18 AM
Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:107:10 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 | 18:106:10 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 11:4811:48 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 11:1811:18 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:106:10 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:087:08 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:533:53 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2210:22 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |