Saturday 21 January 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:207:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:276:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:276:27 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 52 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
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07:347:34 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 18:276:27 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:506:50 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 23:3111:31 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:276:27 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:347:34 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:138:13 AM | 08:528:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:171:17 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:522:52 PM | 16:274:27 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:054:05 AM+1 | 29:385:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |