Tuesday 27 August 1963 · Lagos, Nigeria
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:436:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:019:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+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 | 21:019:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 21:249:24 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Wed | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:547:54 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 25:121:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35+1 AM | 29:215:21+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |