Monday 10 August 1970 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:394:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:494:49 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:369:36 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 53 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:275:27 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 | 28:49 04:494:49 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 09:369:36 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 20:458:45 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:504:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:117:11 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:213:21 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:383:38 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 26:522:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |