Thursday 9 August 2012 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:412:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:115:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36 AM+1
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 | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:1710:17 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:548:54 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:553:55 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:098:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:534:53 PM | 18:416:41 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |