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## Eighth (Aṣṭama) and onwards: The Sunrise (Udaya-saṇṭhī)
**P.** - Tell me, what is the Sunrise (Udaya-saṇṭhī)?
**U.** - There are three (tiṇṇi) types of Sunrise (Udaya-saṇṭhī) in this (tathā) context. They are:
**(a)** They (tathā) said (āhamsu) that when it is eighteen (aṭṭhārasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also eighteen (aṭṭhārasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part.
When it is eighteen (aṭṭhārasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also eighteen (aṭṭhārasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part.
**(b)** They (tathā) said (āhamsu) that when it is seventeen (sattarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also seventeen (sattarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part.
When it is seventeen (sattarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also seventeen (sattarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part.
**(c)** They (tathā) said (āhamsu) that when it is sixteen (solasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also sixteen (solasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part.
When it is sixteen (solasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also sixteen (solasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part.
**(d)** They (tathā) said (āhamsu) that when it is fifteen (paṇṇarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also fifteen (paṇṇarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part.
When it is fifteen (paṇṇarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also fifteen (paṇṇarasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part.
**(e)** They (tathā) said (āhamsu) that when it is fourteen (cauddhasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also fourteen (cauddhasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part.
When it is fourteen (cauddhasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also fourteen (cauddhasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part.
**(f)** They (tathā) said (āhamsu) that when it is thirteen (terasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Southern (dāhiṇadḍhe) part of Jambudvīpa, it is also thirteen (terasamuhuṭṭe) Muhūrta days in the Northern (uttaredḍhe) part.