Thursday 21 September 2000 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:2410:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:289:28 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 20:298:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:101:10 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:419:41 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:289:28 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:046:04 AM | 07:357:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0710:07 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:069:06 PM | 22:3710:37 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23 AM+1 | 27:543:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |