Thursday 20 December 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:041:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:461:46 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4510:45 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 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 | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 10:4510:45 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Fri | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:191:19 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1210:12 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:031:03 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 15:543:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:543:54 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:543:54 PM | 16:254:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:543:54 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:588:58 PM | 22:4110:41 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:127:12 AM+1 | 32:548:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |