Saturday 19 April 1975 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:311:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4411:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:499:49 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 23:4411:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 09:499:49 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 23:2211:22 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4112:41 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:385:38 AM | 07:187:18 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:385:38 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:029:02 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:245:24 PM | 18:566:56 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:312:31 AM+1 | 28:034:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |