Friday 24 July 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5912:59+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3611:36 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:3611:36 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | past sunrise | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0412:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:067:06 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 09:109:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 18:006:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:497:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:297:29 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:497:49 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:497:49 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:497:49 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:154:15+1 AM | 30:016:01+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |