Thursday 19 April 2040 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:258:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4610:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:389:38 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 17 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 29:435:43+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 | 22:4610:46 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | past sunrise | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:277:27 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:389:38 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:435:43 AM | 07:157:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:499:49 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:471:47 PM | 15:343:34 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 26:172:17+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |