Thursday 26 October 1933 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:167:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:315:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:216:21 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 23 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 17:315:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 07:517:51 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śūla | 25:21 01:211:21 AM Fri | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:216:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:307:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:409:40 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:161:16 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:081:08 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:312:31 PM | 16:354:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:354:35 PM | 18:246:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:354:35 PM | 17:035:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:354:35 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:598:59 PM | 22:3210:32 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |