Tuesday 23 March 1976 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:422:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1311:13 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:166:16 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 14:422:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 11:1311:13 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 24:08 00:0812:08 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:422:42 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:349:34 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:379:37 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:049:04 PM | 22:4310:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |