Thursday 17 September 1908 · Changsha, Hunan, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:117:11 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:336:33 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:29 04:294:29 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:017:01 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:336:33 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:146:14 AM | 07:467:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:153:15 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:498:49 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |