Thursday 6 November 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:0911:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4812:48+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0312:03 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 48 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:316:31+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 | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 18:196:19 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:365:36 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0312:03 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:296:29 AM | 07:437:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:556:55 AM | 08:408:40 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:459:45 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:411:41 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:202:20 PM | 16:174:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:174:17 PM | 18:116:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:174:17 PM | 16:464:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:174:17 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3510:35 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |