Sunday 25 March 2007 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:412:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:022:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:566:56 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1
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 | 26:02 02:022:02 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 06:566:56 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 17:195:19 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:162:16 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5911:59 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:233:23 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:264:26 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:036:03 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:019:01 PM | 22:3810:38 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |