Thursday 22 November 1917 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:299:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:257:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:564:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 20 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
04:564:56 AM to 28:564:56 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 | 19:257:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:019:01 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 25:17 01:171:17 AM Fri | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:298:29 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:184:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:583:58 AM | 04:564:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:564:56 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:564:56 AM | 06:446:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:439:43 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:473:47 PM | 17:175:17 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 26:182:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |