Monday 29 March 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:499:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:087:08 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 | 21:499:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:598:59 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:3812:38 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5210:52 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:08 07:087:08 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:375:37 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:375:37 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 08:598:59 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:184:18 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:377:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:026:02 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:377:37 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:377:37 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:377:37 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:053:05 AM+1 | 28:354:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |