Friday 13 August 1971 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0411:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach niśītha on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5511:55 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 66° above N. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 23:0411:04 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 12:0412:04 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 17:345:34 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:5511:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:317:31 AM | 09:029:02 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:408:40 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:121:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |