Thursday 9 November 1967 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:169:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:009:00 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 21:169:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:3010:30 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Fri | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:009:00 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:469:46 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:182:18 PM | 16:154:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:432:43 PM | 16:254:25 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:154:15 PM | 18:096:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:154:15 PM | 16:434:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:154:15 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 26:332:33+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |