Thursday 26 September 1963 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:407:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:289:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:388:38 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 12 h 01 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32+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 | 21:289:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 17:265:26 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 18:506:50 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:388:38 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:315:31 AM | 07:017:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2310:23 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:322:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:202:20 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:403:40 PM | 17:265:26 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0811:08 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:453:45+1 AM | 29:285:28+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |