Saturday 20 March 1971 · Luanda, Angola
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:343:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:153:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:281:28 PM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 15:153:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 17:545:54 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 13:281:28 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:153:15 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:116:11 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:116:11 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:487:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:031:03 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:174:17 PM | 17:545:54 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:193:19 AM+1 | 28:544:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |