Thursday 28 July 2005 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3211:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1711:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:165:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1911:19 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 18 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
05:165:16 AM to 29:165:16 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 | 23:1711:17 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:123:12 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Fri | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:1911:19 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:165:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:165:16 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:165:16 AM | 07:037:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:567:56 AM | 09:339:33 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0110:01 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:443:44 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 26:492:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |