Friday 7 October 2095 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5411:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5411:54 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48+1 AM
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 | 11:5411:54 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 14:572:57 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 22:0410:04 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5411:54 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 08:498:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 17:095:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:095:09 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:095:09 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:095:09 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5610:56 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |