Monday 9 September 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:085:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:054:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:054:05 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55 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 | 16:054:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 17:085:08 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Prīti | 22:3210:32 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:054:05 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:411:41 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 26:512:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |