Thursday 16 October 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:501:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2712:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4610:46 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 11 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 20:368:36 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śiva | 10:4610:46 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:041:04 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:492:49 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:176:17 PM | 19:507:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:314:31 AM+1 | 30:056:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |