Friday 31 October 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:459:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 21:459:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 27:23 03:233:23 AM Sat | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 15:263:26 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:4810:48 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:348:34 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:365:36 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:087:08 AM+1 | 32:388:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |