Monday 9 February 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5112:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4910:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:188:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4910:49 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:321:32 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
08:188:18 AM to 32:178:17 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 | 10:4910:49 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:0012:00 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 27:42 03:423:42 AM Tue | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:4910:49 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:17 08:178:17 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:306:30 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:306:30 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:576:57 AM | 08:188:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:188:18 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2410:24 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:541:54 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:104:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:443:44 PM | 17:145:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:004:00 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:424:42 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 26:132:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |