Saturday 5 April 2025 · Bucharest, Romania
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:435:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:574:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:574:57 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 58 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
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06:506:50 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 16:574:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 27:02 03:023:02 AM Sun | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 17:335:33 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:574:57 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:506:50 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:417:41 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:562:56 PM | 16:334:33 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 26:142:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |