Thursday 10 April 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:167:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:407:40 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 19:527:52 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:479:47 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Fri | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:407:40 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:006:00 AM | 07:347:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:129:12 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:133:13 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:167:16 PM | 20:568:56 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:535:53 AM+1 | 31:317:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |