Saturday 20 October 1962 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:314:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:165:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:474:47 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 29:16 05:165:16 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 17:085:08 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 23:2011:20 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:474:47 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:484:48 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:484:48 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:145:14 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:326:32 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 06:326:32 AM | 07:557:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 06:326:32 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 07:167:16 AM | 08:008:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgava | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 09:179:17 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:091:09 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 13:261:26 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijaya | 13:531:53 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 14:392:39 PM | 16:184:18 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhna | 15:213:21 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:345:34 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:345:34 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:345:34 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjya | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 27:253:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |