Friday 26 May 2000 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:575:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:397:39 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 90° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 07:397:39 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Sat | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:255:25 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:233:23 PM | 17:075:07 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:553:55 PM | 17:345:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:354:35 PM | 19:147:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:147:14 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:147:14 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:147:14 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:421:42+1 AM | 27:263:26+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |