Thursday 12 December 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:511:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:543:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:543:54 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 44 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 15:543:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 18:246:24 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Fri | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:543:54 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:339:33 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4610:46 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:554:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:413:41 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:404:40 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:395:39 PM | 20:368:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:368:36 PM | 21:509:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:368:36 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:368:36 PM | 21:319:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:095:09 AM+1 | 30:576:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |