Friday 11 February 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:312:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:563:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:267:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2012:20 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 31 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
07:267:26 AM to 31:257:25 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 | 27:56 03:563:56 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 12:2012:20 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:183:18 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:25 07:257:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:267:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:267:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:267:26 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 26:532:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |