Thursday 6 November 2008 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0912:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:481:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. 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
06:366:36 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 13:481:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:197:19 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:366:36 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:481:48 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:181:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:113:11 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:519:51 PM | 23:3311:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |