Friday 15 November 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:566:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:594:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 59 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 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 | 16:594:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 07:417:41 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:272:27 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:594:59 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:13 07:137:13 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 15:563:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 17:115:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:115:11 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:115:11 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:115:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:298:29 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:014:01 AM+1 | 29:315:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |