Thursday 7 November 1940 · Daegu, South Korea
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:415:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:466:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 31 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55 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 | 18:466:46 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:0510:05 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:297:29 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:466:46 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:252:25 PM | 16:104:10 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:362:36 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 26:362:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |