Sunday 10 November 2013 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5712:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0311:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5410:54 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 09 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 23:0311:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:5410:54 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 26:00 02:002:00 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5711:57 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:242:24 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:442:44 PM | 16:154:15 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:423:42 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:115:11 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5511:55 PM | 25:261:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |