Thursday 15 November 2018 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:046:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:408:40 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 22 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:457:45 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:394:39 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:247:24 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:549:54 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:032:03 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5512:55 PM | 14:132:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:032:03 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:442:44 PM | 16:494:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:494:49 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:494:49 PM | 17:165:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:494:49 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0411:04 PM | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |