Friday 18 April 2070 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:202:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:484:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5312:53 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 44 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
04:484:48 AM to 28:464:46 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 | 12:5312:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Sat | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 18:206:20 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5312:53 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:074:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:463:46 AM | 04:484:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:484:48 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:288:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:359:35 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:017:01 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |