Thursday 2 October 2014 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:204:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:382:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:382:38 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 39 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 14:382:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 15:543:54 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:382:38 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:339:33 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:261:26 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:122:12 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:497:49 PM | 21:219:21 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |