Monday 31 May 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 41 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 20:508:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 15:153:15 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Tue | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:437:43 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:117:11 AM | 08:598:59 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:451:45 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:433:43 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:405:40 PM | 20:368:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:368:36 PM | 21:519:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:368:36 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:368:36 PM | 21:329:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2210:22 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |