Friday 2 August 1968 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:313:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:321:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:224:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:119:11 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 49 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
04:224:22 AM to 28:234:23+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 | 13:321:32 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:119:11 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 09:389:38 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:321:32 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:23 04:234:23 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:083:08 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:083:08 AM | 03:453:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:273:27 AM | 04:224:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:224:22 AM | 07:197:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:136:13 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:197:19 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:197:19 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 15:573:57 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |