Thursday 6 May 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:0111:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:301:30 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1512:15 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:205:20 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 | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 15:533:53 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1512:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:225:22 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0310:03 AM | 10:5910:59 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 | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:553:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:413:41 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:248:24 PM | 22:1210:12 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |