Sunday 31 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0812:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:4212:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4212:42 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 12:4212:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:107:10 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 17:345:34 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:4212:42 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:062:06 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:594:59 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:406:40 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50 AM+1 | 29:345:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |