Sunday 21 November 1909 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:102:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3912:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3912:39 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 54 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 12:3912:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 26:54 02:542:54 AM Mon | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:1710:17 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:3912:39 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:423:42 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:038:03 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |