Thursday 21 October 2004 · Jilin, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:037:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:574:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī 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
05:595:59 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:1811:18 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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 29:575:57 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 | 16:574:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:184:18 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:587:58 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:595:59 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:57 05:575:57 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 | 04:364:36 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 | 07:167:16 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5410:54 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5710:57 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:312:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:061:06 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 | 18:276:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:404:40 PM | 17:075:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:404:40 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:068:06 PM | 21:379:37 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:145:14 AM+1 | 30:466:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |