Sunday 19 November 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:086:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:378:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 58 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 20:378:37 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 15:223:22 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:543:54 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:217:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:332:33 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:433:43 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2811:28 PM | 25:161:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |