Saturday 21 September 1901 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:368:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2110:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:339:33 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05 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 | 22:2110:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:06 02:062:06 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 10:0010:00 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:339:33 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:046:04 AM | 07:367:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:046:04 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:077:07 PM | 20:528:52 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 26:062:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |