Thursday 29 January 2004 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:577:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1610:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:039:03 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 10 h 58 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 22:1610:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 22:2210:22 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:039:03 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:594:59 PM | 18:466:46 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:016:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:453:45 AM+1 | 29:325:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |