Thursday 19 August 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:408:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:139:13 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 22:5710:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:5012:50 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 09:139:13 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:479:47 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:372:37 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:205:20 PM | 19:077:07 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:545:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |