Friday 20 January 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:085:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:257:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
11:5111:51 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 09 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:167:16 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 19:257:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 07:417:41 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 15:053:05 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 19:257:25 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:571:57 PM | 15:443:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:264:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:264:26 PM | 18:246:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:264:26 PM | 16:554:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:264:26 PM | 17:555:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2711:27 PM | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 26:302:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |