Friday 23 May 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:198:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:548:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:064:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 58 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
04:064:06 AM to 28:064:06 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 | 20:548:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 06:456:45 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Indra | 11:0711:07 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:318:31 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:06 04:064:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:542:54 AM | 04:064:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:542:54 AM | 03:303:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:123:12 AM | 04:064:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:064:06 AM | 07:067:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:067:06 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:067:06 AM | 08:068:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:252:25 PM | 16:074:07 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 17:135:13 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:202:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |