Saturday 7 April 1900 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:274:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:425:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 17:425:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 22:5810:58 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 08:078:07 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:425:42 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:006:00 AM | 07:377:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:006:00 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:526:52 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:238:23 PM | 22:0610:06 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |