Sunday 3 October 1965 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:357:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:469:46 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:176:17 AM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 09:469:46 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 18:386:38 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 06:176:17 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:469:46 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:171:17 PM | 15:043:04 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:383:38 AM+1 | 29:265:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |