Thursday 5 November 1981 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:341:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:312:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM
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 | 14:312:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:3110:31 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:4611:46 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:312:31 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:375:37 AM | 07:117:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:469:46 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:402:40 PM | 16:194:19 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:452:45 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 26:152:15+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |