Friday 10 October 1902 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:272:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:458:45 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 27 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 14:272:27 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:458:45 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 08:518:51 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:272:27 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:355:35 PM | 19:217:21 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:575:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |