Monday 25 August 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5211:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0511:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0511:05 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+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 | 11:0511:05 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Tue | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 11:2311:23 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:0511:05 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:017:01 PM | 20:398:39 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5311:53 PM | 25:311:31+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:071:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |