Thursday 9 August 2012 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:114:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 22 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 28:11 04:114:11 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:179:17 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:547:54 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:552:55 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:549:54 AM | 10:4410:44 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 | 13:121:12 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:512:51 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:533:53 PM | 17:415:41 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |