Thursday 3 November 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2612:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:011:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:011:01 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 59 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 13:011:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 14:492:49 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 21:059:05 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:011:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:246:24 AM | 07:397:39 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:439:43 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:031:03 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:232:23 PM | 16:234:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:234:23 PM | 18:156:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:234:23 PM | 16:514:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:234:23 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:077:07 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:275:27 AM+1 | 31:117:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |