Tuesday 22 September 1970 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1910:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1611:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4210:42 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 23:1611:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:5412:54 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 20:468:46 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:4210:42 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:228:22 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:311:31 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 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 | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0010:00 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:034:03 AM+1 | 29:475:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |