Thursday 15 March 2012 · Daegu, South Korea
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1311:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:459:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:588:58 AM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
12:3412:34 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 21:459:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 08:588:58 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 13:081:08 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2510:25 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:223:22 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:474:47 PM | 18:206:20 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:092:09 AM+1 | 27:433:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |