Friday 24 March 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:115:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:123:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4111:41 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:117:11+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 | 15:123:12 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 11:4111:41 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 23:3411:34 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:123:12 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:399:39 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:441:44 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 17:555:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 21:019:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:518:51 PM | 22:2210:22 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 25:431:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:016:01+1 AM | 31:327:32+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |