Friday 17 November 1950 · Anshan, Liaoning, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2311:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0011:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2010:20 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 11:0011:00 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:2010:20 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 14:212:21 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0011:00 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:111:11 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:302:30 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:216:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:297:29 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:483:48 AM+1 | 29:285:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |