Tuesday 14 April 1970 · Daegu, South Korea
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:3711:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 02 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 13:561:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 07:447:44 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:297:29 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:561:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:328:32 AM | 09:249:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:454:45 PM | 18:336:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:343:34 AM+1 | 29:225:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |