Thursday 10 July 2008 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5911:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:201:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:201:20 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 29 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:445:44+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 | 13:201:20 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 24:52 00:5212:52 AM Fri | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 15:103:10 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:201:20 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:435:43 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:237:23 AM | 09:089:08 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:321:32 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| 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 | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:377:37 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |