Friday 17 July 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2112:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0610:06 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 35 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
05:065:06 AM to 29:075:07 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 10:0610:06 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 21:409:40 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Sat | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:0610:06 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:542:54 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:034:03 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:257:25 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |