Thursday 17 September 1908 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:414:41 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:034:03 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 25:59 01:591:59 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:314:31 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:034:03 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:585:58 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:236:23 AM | 08:058:05 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:542:54 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:364:36 PM | 18:196:19 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |