Thursday 4 March 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:198:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:557:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:557:55 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 07:557:55 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:01 04:014:01 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 26:45 02:452:45 AM Fri | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:557:55 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:226:22 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:009:00 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0910:09 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:422:42 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:566:56 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |