Friday 4 October 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:067:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 33:099:09 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 41 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:127:12 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 24:37 00:3712:37 AM Sat | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 10:0310:03 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 20:048:04 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:575:57 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:267:26 AM | 09:129:12 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:251:25 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:361:36 PM | 15:223:22 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:245:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |