Friday 19 November 1920 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:143:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:025:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:499:49 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 16 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 17:025:02 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:3110:31 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 09:499:49 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:025:02 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:388:38 AM | 09:159:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 16:034:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:034:03 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:034:03 PM | 16:334:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:034:03 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:176:17 PM | 20:008:00 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:374:37 AM+1 | 30:206:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |