Thursday 10 April 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:464:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:225:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:225:22 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 31 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:246:24 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 | 17:225:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:177:17 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Fri | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:225:22 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:256:25 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:426:42 AM | 08:228:22 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:464:46 PM | 18:266:26 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:233:23 AM+1 | 29:015:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |