Thursday 3 August 2006 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:563:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:255:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:255:25 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22 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 | 05:255:25 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Fri | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 05:255:25 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:215:21 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:336:33 AM | 08:158:15 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:423:42 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:454:45 PM | 18:286:28 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |