Sunday 14 August 1960 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5812:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:242:24 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4710:47 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 44 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 26:24 02:242:24 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 10:4710:47 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:242:24 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:371:37 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:395:39 AM | 07:227:22 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 19:147:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:255:25 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:315:31 PM | 19:147:14 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:147:14 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:147:14 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:147:14 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5511:55 PM | 25:401:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |