Tuesday 31 July 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:423:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:103:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:185:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:505:50 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 12 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
05:185:18 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 15:103:10 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 05:505:50 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:103:10 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:185:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:185:18 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:112:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:498:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:528:52 PM | 22:2710:27 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |