Saturday 17 December 1977 · Luanda, Angola
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4111:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0211:02 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
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05:445:44 AM to 29:455:45 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 23:4511:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 14:232:23 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 11:0211:02 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3711:37 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:445:44 AM | 07:197:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:445:44 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:166:16 AM | 07:547:54 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:356:35 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 26:062:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |