Tuesday 20 September 1977 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2512:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:1210:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:016:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1811:18 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:016:01 AM to 30:026:02+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 | 22:1210:12 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 27:44 03:443:44 AM Wed | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 15:373:37 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1811:18 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:016:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:016:01 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:288:28 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:391:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:112:11 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:439:43 PM | 23:1311:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:132:13+1 AM | 27:443:44+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |