Thursday 5 February 1903 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:436:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:325:32 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 70 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:237:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:126:12 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 20 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
07:237:23 AM to 31:227:22 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 | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:44 00:4412:44 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:126:12 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:335:33 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:335:33 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:006:00 AM | 07:237:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:237:23 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:425:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:425:42 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:425:42 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:425:42 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:018:01 PM | 21:359:35 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |