Thursday 31 March 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5910:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2411:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 23:2411:24 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 26:33 02:332:33 AM Fri | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:1711:17 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:237:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:559:55 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:511:51 PM | 15:303:30 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4811:48 PM | 25:281:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |