Thursday 23 September 1993 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:283:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:283:28 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 15:283:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 16:594:59 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 22:5410:54 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:283:28 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0910:09 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2810:28 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:003:00 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:213:21 PM | 16:594:59 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:394:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |