Friday 7 September 1962 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:182:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:013:01+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:476:47 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 13 h 02 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:085:08+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 | 27:01 03:013:01 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 06:476:47 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 17:405:40 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:442:44 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 07:437:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:228:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:437:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:358:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:202:20 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4510:45 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |