Monday 24 July 2000 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:237:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:316:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 26 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 18:316:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 16:344:34 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 08:128:12 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:027:02 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:239:23 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:102:10 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:532:53 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:126:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:126:12 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:126:12 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:126:12 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:531:53+1 AM | 27:263:26+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |