Thursday 20 October 1977 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:449:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:537:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 07:537:53 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:449:44 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 15:393:39 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:537:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:177:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:051:05 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:371:37 PM | 15:103:10 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:481:48 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:312:31 PM | 16:404:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:404:40 PM | 18:266:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:404:40 PM | 17:065:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:404:40 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5710:57 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |