Saturday 11 April 1981 · Camayenne, Conakry, Guinea
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3911:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5310:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:476:47+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 22:5310:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:009:00 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 23:5511:55 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1111:11 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:282:28 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:376:37 PM | 20:138:13 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 25:201:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:115:11+1 AM | 30:496:49+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |