Friday 3 October 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:014:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:242:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:061:06 PM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 39 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 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 | 14:242:24 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:0311:03 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 13:061:06 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:242:24 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:448:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:241:24 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:246:24 PM | 19:577:57 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |