Thursday 12 August 1982 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:544:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:163:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:084:08 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 27:16 03:163:16 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 17:385:38 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Fri | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:084:08 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:395:39 AM | 07:197:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:322:32 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:366:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |