Thursday 18 January 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:171:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:163:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 47 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 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 | 15:163:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 21:439:43 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 07:537:53 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:163:16 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5110:51 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:501:50 PM | 15:353:35 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:452:45 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:205:20 PM | 19:057:05 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |