Sunday 22 March 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:523:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:424:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:151:15 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:186:18 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 | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:151:15 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 28:29 04:294:29 AM Mon | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:114:11 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:544:54 PM | 17:425:42 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1510:15 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:154:15 AM+1 | 29:575:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |