Thursday 17 February 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:354:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:384:38 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:098:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:372:37 PM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
13:321:32 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 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
08:098:09 AM to 32:088:08 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 | 28:38 04:384:38 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 14:372:37 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:336:33 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:424:42 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 32:08 08:088:08 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:236:23 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:236:23 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:506:50 AM | 08:098:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:098:09 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1910:19 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:111:11 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:406:40 PM | 20:188:18 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:254:25 AM+1 | 30:026:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |