Sunday 30 August 1998 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46+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 | 13:561:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 08:438:43 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 09:079:07 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:561:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5311:53 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:462:46 PM | 16:294:29 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:016:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:294:29 PM | 18:016:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:016:01 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:016:01 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:016:01 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:081:08+1 AM | 26:512:51+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |