Tuesday 19 November 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:026:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:176:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5211:52 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+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 | 18:176:17 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 12:1912:19 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 11:5211:52 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:176:17 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:567:56 PM | 21:379:37 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:056:05+1 AM | 31:477:47+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |