Friday 17 October 1980 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:444:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:404:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:435:43 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 | 16:404:40 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 22:2310:23 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 09:189:18 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:404:40 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:076:07 AM | 07:447:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:167:16 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:523:52 PM | 17:305:30 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:202:20 AM+1 | 27:543:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |