Friday 27 March 2015 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:244:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:125:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:125:12 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:426:42 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 17:125:12 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 19:357:35 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 26:24 02:242:24 AM Sat | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:125:12 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:101:10 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |