Monday 20 December 1943 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:563:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:328:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 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
08:328:32 AM to 32:338:33 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 | 18:036:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 17:005:00 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 08:478:47 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:036:03 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:33 08:338:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:366:36 AM | 08:328:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:366:36 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:057:05 AM | 08:328:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:328:32 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2510:25 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:262:26 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:503:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |