Thursday 18 January 2024 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3712:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1511:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5311:53 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 03 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18 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 | 23:1511:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Fri | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 17:185:18 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5311:53 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2010:20 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:571:57 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:332:33 PM | 16:224:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:224:22 PM | 18:216:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:224:22 PM | 16:524:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:224:22 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 27:083:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |