Thursday 22 May 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:0510:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 12 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39+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 | 07:587:58 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 20:218:21 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 24:44 00:4412:44 AM Fri | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:587:58 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:301:30 PM | 15:013:01 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:054:05 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:302:30+1 AM | 28:034:03+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |