Friday 23 November 2001 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:067:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:379:37 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:379:37 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
06:326:32 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 | 09:379:37 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:5610:56 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:182:18 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:379:37 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:548:54 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5810:58 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:512:51 PM | 16:394:39 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:066:06+1 AM | 31:537:53+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |