Thursday 7 October 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:584:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:247:24 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:247:24 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 21 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 07:247:24 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:549:54 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śiva | 26:44 02:442:44 AM Fri | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:247:24 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:127:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:349:34 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:062:06 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:137:13 PM | 21:009:00 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |