Thursday 7 December 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:249:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:517:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:237:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:348:34 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 33 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
07:237:23 AM to 31:247:24 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 | 19:517:51 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Fri | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:379:37 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:348:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:24 07:247:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:237:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:237:23 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3410:34 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:382:38 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:211:21 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:232:23 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 16:564:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:564:56 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:564:56 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:564:56 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2410:24 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |