Monday 20 March 2017 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 26:022:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5812:58 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 26:02 02:022:02 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:069:06 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5812:58 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:373:37 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:148:14 PM | 22:0110:01 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 27:213:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |