Tuesday 13 January 1981 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0610:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:177:17 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 77° 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 22:0610:06 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 11:5411:54 AM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 07:177:17 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1011:10 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:298:29 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4112:41 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 | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:024:02 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 | 16:024:02 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:403:40 AM+1 | 29:105:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |