Friday 6 October 2023 · Bucharest, Romania
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:054:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:395:39+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:484:48 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 29 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM
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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 19:027:02 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:00 03:003:00 AM Sat | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:484:48 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:158:15 AM | 09:589:58 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:261:26 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:563:56 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 25:281:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |