Thursday 15 May 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:445:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:108:10 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:074:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:108:10 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 15 h 00 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
04:074:07 AM to 28:064:06 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 | 08:108:10 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 22:1610:16 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 14:112:11 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:108:10 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:06 04:064:06 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:552:55 AM | 04:074:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:552:55 AM | 03:313:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:133:13 AM | 04:074:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:074:07 AM | 07:077:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:074:07 AM | 05:595:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:077:07 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:073:07 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:337:33 PM | 21:219:21 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |