Tuesday 2 September 2014 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:387:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:118:11 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 19:387:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 09:389:38 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:20 03:203:20 AM Wed | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:118:11 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:122:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:063:06 PM | 16:394:39 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:433:43 PM | 17:155:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 26:012:01+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |