Saturday 21 March 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:233:23 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
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:279:27 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56+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 | 16:024:02 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 09:279:27 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:423:42 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:575:57 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:239:23 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 16:024:02 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:431:43+1 AM | 27:203:20+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |