Monday 23 February 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2611:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:551:55 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:018:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5610:56 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
13:321:32 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
08:018:01 AM to 31:597:59 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 | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 10:5610:56 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 28:07 04:074:07 AM Tue | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4012:40 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:59 07:597:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:176:17 AM | 08:018:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:176:17 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:436:43 AM | 08:018:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:018:01 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:158:15 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:249:24 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1310:13 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:081:08 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:101:10 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:541:54 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:074:07 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:478:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:544:54 AM+1 | 30:426:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |