Thursday 4 April 2097 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:434:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:546:54+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:525:52 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:266:26+1 AM
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 | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 21:169:16 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:525:52 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4510:45 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:391:39 PM | 15:263:26 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:543:54 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 26:072:07+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 25:171:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |