Saturday 3 October 2026 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3011:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:526:52 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 21:229:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 17:005:00 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 06:526:52 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2510:25 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:286:28 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 08:058:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:357:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:224:22 AM+1 | 29:535:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |