Monday 5 February 1945 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:515:51 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:527:52 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:228:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3712:37 PM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
13:321:32 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 21 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
08:228:22 AM to 32:218:21 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 | 31:52 07:527:52 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 12:3712:37 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:251:25 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:556:55 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:21 08:218:21 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:326:32 AM | 08:228:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:326:32 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 07:007:00 AM | 08:228:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:228:22 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:081:08 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:502:50 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:573:57 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:466:46 PM | 20:328:32 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 25:561:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:195:19 AM+1 | 31:047:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |