Friday 25 September 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:169:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2211:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+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 | 23:2211:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:447:44 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 11:4011:40 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2210:22 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:203:20 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:005:00 PM | 18:466:46 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1111:11 PM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |