Friday 21 May 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:498:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 33 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 18:366:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:248:24 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 26:11 02:112:11 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:437:43 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:513:51 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:513:51 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:028:02 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:079:07 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:511:51 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:086:08 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:563:56 AM+1 | 29:265:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |