Friday 23 November 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:061:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:373:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:373:37 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 15:373:37 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Sat | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 20:188:18 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:373:37 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:3910:39 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |