Thursday 3 May 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5611:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 58 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 23:5611:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 18:476:47 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 06:596:59 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5510:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:255:25 AM | 07:107:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:117:11 AM | 08:588:58 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:403:40 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1011:10 PM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |