Friday 3 April 2009 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:369:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:327:32 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:327:32 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43+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 | 07:327:32 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 20:588:58 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 15:403:40 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:327:32 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 09:029:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:426:42 PM | 20:138:13 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:344:34+1 AM | 30:056:05+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |