Thursday 23 September 2027 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:072:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2812:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:201:20 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 14:372:37 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:069:06 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:201:20 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:425:42 AM | 07:137:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:066:06 AM | 07:397:39 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:352:35 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3710:37 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:573:57 AM+1 | 29:295:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |