Tuesday 23 August 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2711:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4710:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:575:57 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 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 | 22:4710:47 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 05:575:57 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:226:22 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:0211:02 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:198:19 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:417:41 PM | 21:189:18 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |