Saturday 22 March 2025 · Bucharest, Romania
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5412:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:541:54 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:291:29 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:136:13 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 25:54 01:541:54 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 23:5411:54 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 15:063:06 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:291:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:156:15 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:156:15 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:496:49 AM | 08:318:31 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:047:04 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:045:04 PM | 18:466:46 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1110:11 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |