Saturday 24 March 2018 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3612:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3310:33 PM.
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
06:126:12 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 29:555:55 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 | 22:3310:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 06:126:12 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 17:245:24 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3511:35 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
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 | 05:085:08 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 | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:267:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:383:38 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 | 19:247:24 PM | 20:558:55 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |