Monday 22 September 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:523:52 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:451:45 PM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 27:52 03:523:52 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 13:451:45 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:422:42 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:111:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:071:07 PM | 14:542:54 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:351:35 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:024:02 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5011:50 PM | 25:371:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:115:11 AM+1 | 30:586:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |