Thursday 5 November 1981 · Camayenne, Conakry, Guinea
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3412:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:311:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:319:31 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 45 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 13:311:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:319:31 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 10:4610:46 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:311:31 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4110:41 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:401:40 PM | 15:193:19 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:233:23 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3611:36 PM | 25:151:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |