Friday 23 November 2096 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1211:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1611:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2011:20 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 04 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56+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 | 23:1611:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 11:2111:21 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 28:22 04:224:22 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2011:20 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:102:10 PM | 15:593:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:593:59 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:593:59 PM | 16:294:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:593:59 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:396:39 PM | 20:168:16 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:224:22+1 AM | 29:595:59+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |