Friday 19 October 1973 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:327:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:365:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:336:33 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM
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 | 17:365:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 08:598:59 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 16:264:26 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:336:33 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:436:43 AM | 08:148:14 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:259:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:374:37 PM | 18:086:08 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46+1 AM | 27:183:18+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |