Tuesday 15 January 1974 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:188:18 PM.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 20:188:18 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:136:13 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:309:30 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:048:04 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:161:16 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:253:25 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 25:521:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |