Tuesday 9 November 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4311:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:561:56 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 16 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 13:561:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:10 04:104:10 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 20:208:20 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:561:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:105:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:324:32 PM | 18:196:19 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:105:10 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:105:10 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:105:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |