Friday 19 November 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:413:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:072:07 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:502:50 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2011:20 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 35 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:398:39 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 20:178:17 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:502:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:1712:17 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 16:074:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:074:07 PM | 18:036:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:074:07 PM | 16:364:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:074:07 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:423:42 AM+1 | 29:165:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |