Friday 20 October 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2412:24 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:117:11 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 03 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 24:24 00:2412:24 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:41 01:411:41 AM Sat | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 07:117:11 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2411:24 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:058:05 AM | 09:509:50 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:386:38 PM | 20:248:24 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:096:09 AM+1 | 31:567:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |