Saturday 30 September 2006 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:158:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:427:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29+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 | 19:427:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:188:18 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 25:12 01:121:12 AM Sun | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:048:04 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:296:29 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:296:29 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:406:40 AM | 08:188:18 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 08:058:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:012:01 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:247:24 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20+1 AM | 28:554:55+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |