Thursday 12 May 1966 · Erbil, Iraq
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:121:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:293:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:015:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:095:09 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 59 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
05:015:01 AM to 29:005:00 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 | 27:29 03:293:29 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 05:095:09 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 28:24 04:244:24 AM Fri | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:192:19 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:015:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:015:01 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:015:01 AM | 06:466:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:379:37 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:419:41 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:228:22 PM | 22:1010:10 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |