Tuesday 23 March 1976 · Daegu, South Korea
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:174:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:423:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1312:13 PM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:246:24+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 15:423:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 12:1312:13 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 25:08 01:081:08 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:423:42 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |