Friday 6 May 1949 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:197:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:405:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:336:33 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 59 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15 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 | 17:405:40 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 20:318:31 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:15 03:153:15 AM Sat | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:336:33 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:353:35 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:454:45 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:148:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:318:31 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:148:14 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:148:14 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:148:14 PM | 21:149:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |