Thursday 15 January 2088 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:185:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:207:20+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:146:14 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM
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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | past sunrise | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 23:0611:06 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:146:14 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:008:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1510:15 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:131:13 PM | 14:592:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4911:49 PM | 25:341:34+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |