Thursday 8 September 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:0010:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0210:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 22:0210:02 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 13:201:20 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:479:47 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0710:07 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:535:53 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0810:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:368:36 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:404:40 AM+1 | 30:176:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |