Tuesday 28 September 1971 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:021:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:221:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:376:37 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 13:221:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 06:376:37 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Wed | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:221:22 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:348:34 AM | 09:229:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 18:016:01 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5710:57 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:102:10 AM+1 | 27:483:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |