Thursday 17 August 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:572:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:215:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:357:35 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 57 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 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 | 17:215:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 09:239:23 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 07:357:35 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:215:21 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:29 05:295:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:285:28 AM | 07:067:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:511:51 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 26:232:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |