Friday 22 March 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3010:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1510:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:385:38+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 22:1510:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:079:07 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:50 00:5012:50 AM Sat | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:2810:28 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:117:11 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 08:558:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:325:32 PM | 19:087:08 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |