Friday 5 April 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:111:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:581:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4412:44 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 31 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 13:581:58 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:4412:44 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 28:28 04:284:28 AM Sat | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:581:58 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:407:40 AM | 09:219:21 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:558:55 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 23:0811:08 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |