Thursday 20 November 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:029:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:098:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 18 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 20:098:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 25:23 01:231:23 AM Fri | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:1011:10 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:318:31 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:271:27 PM | 15:033:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:532:53 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:264:26 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:235:23 PM | 20:158:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:158:15 PM | 21:339:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:158:15 PM | 20:358:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:158:15 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0011:00 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |