Friday 8 January 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1310:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:159:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:159:15 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 38 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+1 AM
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 | 09:159:15 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 22:1310:13 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 26:39 02:392:39 AM Sat | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:159:15 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:136:13 AM | 07:497:49 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:561:56 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:542:54 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:493:49 PM | 17:255:25 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:533:53 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:566:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:505:50 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:429:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:583:58+1 AM | 29:375:37+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |