Thursday 5 April 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:035:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:596:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2112:21 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 06:596:59 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:427:42 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 10:3910:39 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:596:59 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:347:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:216:21 AM | 08:088:08 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:333:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:025:02 PM | 18:496:49 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:148:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:424:42 AM+1 | 30:306:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |