Thursday 5 September 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:342:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:483:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0712:07 PM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 15:483:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 12:0712:07 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:58 01:581:58 AM Fri | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:483:48 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:476:47 AM | 08:238:23 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:418:41 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:104:10 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:166:16 PM | 20:018:01 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:474:47 AM+1 | 30:336:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |