Friday 4 October 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:068:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0910:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:049:04 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 22:0910:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 13:371:37 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 23:3911:39 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:049:04 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:013:01+1 AM | 28:484:48+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |