Tuesday 5 September 2000 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3412:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:292:29+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 89° above N. 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 07:467:46 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 21:189:18 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:271:27 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:489:48 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:581:58 PM | 15:453:45 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:456:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:456:45 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:456:45 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:456:45 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 26:242:24+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |