Friday 19 November 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1112:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3710:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2011:20 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 22:3710:37 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 17:095:09 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 16:474:47 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2011:20 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:127:12 AM | 08:448:44 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:461:46+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |