Monday 9 October 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:529:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4310:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22 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 | 22:4310:43 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Tue | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śiva | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Tue | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1210:12 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:478:47 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:281:28 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:463:46 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:126:12 PM | 19:557:55 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28 AM+1 | 30:116:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |