Friday 16 August 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:029:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2611:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 12 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:344:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1310:13 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
04:344:34 AM to 28:364:36 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 | 23:2611:26 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | past sunrise | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | past sunrise | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1310:13 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:153:15 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:153:15 AM | 03:553:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:353:35 AM | 04:344:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:344:34 AM | 07:237:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 08:068:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:237:23 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:237:23 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:175:17 PM | 19:057:05 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:054:05 AM+1 | 29:535:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |