Friday 14 February 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:045:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:025:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:038:03 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:104:10 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
08:038:03 AM to 32:028:02 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 | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 32:01 08:018:01 AM Sat | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 16:104:10 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:584:58 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 32:02 08:028:02 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:176:17 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:176:17 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:446:44 AM | 08:038:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:038:03 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:249:24 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1310:13 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1310:13 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:427:42 PM | 21:209:20 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:335:33 AM+1 | 31:117:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |