Tuesday 24 January 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1312:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2412:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2412:24 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 58 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 12:2412:24 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 31:27 07:277:27 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Wed | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:2412:24 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:076:07 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:184:18 PM | 17:595:59 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0611:06 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:242:24 AM+1 | 28:054:05 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |