Friday 6 May 1949 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:197:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:405:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:195:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:495:49 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 35 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18 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 | 17:405:40 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 20:318:31 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 05:495:49 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:336:33 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:234:23 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:061:06 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 | 13:061:06 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:052:05 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:318:31 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |