Friday 1 October 2010 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5211:52 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 61° above N. Day length 12 h 23 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 22:4310:43 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 15:383:38 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:5211:52 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 08:528:52 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |