Thursday 28 April 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4912:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4410:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4911:49 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24 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 | 22:4410:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 16:184:18 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 14:542:54 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4911:49 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:255:25 AM | 07:087:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:174:17 AM+1 | 29:475:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |