Thursday 23 September 1909 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:132:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:382:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:382:38 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 44° 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 14:382:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 15:153:15 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 20:218:21 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:382:38 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:275:27 AM | 06:586:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:348:34 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:309:30 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:351:35 PM | 15:153:15 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:232:23 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:385:38 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:385:38 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:385:38 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 26:332:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |