Tuesday 13 April 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4810:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:211:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:209:20 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 05 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 13:211:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 09:209:20 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:5610:56 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:211:21 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:146:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:216:21 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:578:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:105:10 AM+1 | 30:596:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |