Monday 6 November 1989 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2011:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5110:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:416:41+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 | 22:5110:51 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 16:264:26 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:203:20 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1111:11 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:223:22 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 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 | 20:228:22 PM | 21:579:57 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:505:50+1 AM | 31:257:25+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |