Sunday 21 January 1979 · Luanda, Angola
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0412:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3112:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1711:17 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 33 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 24:31 00:3112:31 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:1711:17 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 16:074:07 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:2312:23 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:544:54 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:015:01 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:025:02 PM | 18:406:40 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:532:53 AM+1 | 28:314:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |