Monday 2 February 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:428:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 14 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:247:24 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 | 20:428:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 10:2910:29 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:565:56 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:318:31 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:24 07:247:24 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:214:21 PM | 18:026:02 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:252:25 AM+1 | 28:054:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |