Friday 30 August 2097 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:514:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:562:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3311:33 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 05 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47 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 | 26:56 02:562:56 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 11:3311:33 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:051:05 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:563:56 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:247:24 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:238:23 AM | 09:169:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42 AM+1 | 28:134:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |