Tuesday 10 March 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:078:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:397:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:212:21 PM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 40 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
07:397:39 AM to 31:387:38 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 | 17:565:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 14:212:21 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:02 02:022:02 AM Wed | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:565:56 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:38 07:387:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:006:00 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:006:00 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:256:25 AM | 07:397:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:397:39 AM | 09:599:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:599:59 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:549:54 PM | 23:2511:25 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 25:521:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:576:57 AM+1 | 32:288:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |