Friday 6 October 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:102:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3712:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:271:27 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 37 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 24:37 00:3712:37 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 15:073:07 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 21:569:56 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:271:27 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:249:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:332:33 AM+1 | 28:054:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |