Thursday 24 November 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:534:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:297:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:148:14 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 04 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:566:56 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 | 19:297:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 17:265:26 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:148:14 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 19:297:29 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:102:10 PM | 15:583:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:442:44 PM | 16:324:32 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:583:58 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:583:58 PM | 16:284:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:583:58 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23 AM+1 | 28:104:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |