Thursday 1 March 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:108:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2510:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:219:21 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 11 h 06 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 22:2510:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 22:2010:20 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Fri | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:219:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 07:437:43 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 15:123:12 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:282:28 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:466:46 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:264:26 AM+1 | 30:116:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |