Wednesday 3 April 2013 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:392:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3712:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 17 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Parigha gives way to Śiva.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 90° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 12:3712:37 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 13:461:46 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 08:238:23 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:3712:37 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:152:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:336:33 AM+1 | 32:058:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |