Sunday 17 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2911:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0911:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2511:25 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 59 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 23:0911:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 17:235:23 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 16:544:54 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2511:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:273:27 PM | 16:574:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:514:51 PM | 17:385:38 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:574:57 PM | 18:266:26 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 27:173:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |