Saturday 24 March 1900 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:581:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:151:15 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:421:42 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 25:15 01:151:15 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 18:286:28 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 28:03 04:034:03 AM Sun | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:421:42 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:226:22 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:226:22 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:117:11 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:381:38 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:514:51 PM | 18:286:28 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:513:51 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |