Friday 10 September 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:583:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:234:23 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 26:48 02:482:48 AM Sat | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 06:496:49 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:054:05 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:377:37 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:379:37 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:027:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:385:38 PM | 19:187:18 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:027:02 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:027:02 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:027:02 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |