Friday 7 September 1962 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:182:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:013:01 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:476:47 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 27:01 03:013:01 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 06:476:47 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 17:405:40 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:442:44 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:224:22 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:224:22 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 04:454:45 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 05:525:52 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 07:287:28 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijit | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjya | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:202:20 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:331:33 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:242:24 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 15:283:28 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhna | 16:074:07 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 18:406:40 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 18:406:40 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 18:406:40 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kāla | 22:4510:45 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |