Thursday 14 November 1991 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:512:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:055:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:024:02 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 40 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 29:05 05:055:05 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | past sunrise | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:265:26 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:024:02 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:152:15 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:185:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:509:50 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |