Thursday 23 September 2027 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0712:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2810:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2011:20 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 22:2810:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 12:3712:37 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:067:06 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:2011:20 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:492:49 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:378:37 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:571:57 AM+1 | 27:293:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |