Thursday 16 March 1978 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:106:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:348:34 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:217:21 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 08 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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06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:16 04:164:16 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Fri | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:217:21 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:437:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:407:40 AM | 09:279:27 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:246:24 PM | 20:128:12 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |