Thursday 16 May 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:506:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:538:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:115:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:538:53 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 26 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
05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10+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 | 08:538:53 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:448:44 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 10:5310:53 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:538:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:134:13 AM | 05:115:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:115:11 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:115:11 AM | 06:596:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:207:20 AM | 09:079:07 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:453:45 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:036:03 PM | 19:507:50 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |