Friday 19 October 2007 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:104:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:454:45 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 28:45 04:454:45 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:097:09 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 16:454:45 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:334:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:121:12 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:382:38 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:313:31 PM | 17:125:12 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:145:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 27:143:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |