Friday 23 November 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:069:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3711:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:589:58 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 23 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 23:3711:37 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 09:589:58 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:2110:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:351:35 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:424:42 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:046:04 PM | 19:527:52 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:169:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:514:51 AM+1 | 30:396:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |