Friday 2 October 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:126:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:418:41 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:265:26 PM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 41 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 28:29 04:294:29 AM Sat | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:265:26 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 19:277:27 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 19:027:02 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |