Monday 31 July 1922 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:141:14 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3511:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2112:21 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18 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 | 23:3511:35 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 22:0710:07 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:12 01:121:12 AM Tue | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2112:21 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:047:04 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:391:39 PM | 15:113:11 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:433:43 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:317:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:317:31 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:317:31 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:317:31 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:363:36 AM+1 | 29:105:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |