Thursday 6 April 2006 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:267:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:468:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:148:14 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 08:468:46 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:017:01 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 08:148:14 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:468:46 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:337:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 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 | 16:124:12 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 | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:213:21 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 18:086:08 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:543:54 AM+1 | 29:405:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |