Saturday 2 March 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:452:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:141:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3112:31 PM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 20 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 13:141:14 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 12:3112:31 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:114:11 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:141:14 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:516:51 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:505:50 PM | 19:217:21 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:562:56 AM+1 | 28:274:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |