Thursday 11 November 1937 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:584:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:575:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:131:13 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 36 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM
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 | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 13:131:13 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Fri | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:335:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 07:487:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:489:48 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:381:38 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:172:17 PM | 16:124:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:124:12 PM | 18:076:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:124:12 PM | 16:414:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:124:12 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:265:26 PM | 19:077:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:323:32+1 AM | 29:135:13+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |