Friday 4 November 1977 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:0811:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:4012:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:139:13 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
11:1711:17 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:196:19+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 09:139:13 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 12:5412:54 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:5811:58 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:1712:17 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:013:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:162:16 PM | 16:164:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:164:16 PM | 18:096:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:164:16 PM | 16:444:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:164:16 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5310:53 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:4212:42+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |