Monday 22 August 1977 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:0710:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:597:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:455:45 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 26 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 29:395:39 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 | 19:597:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 05:455:45 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:436:43 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:049:04 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:028:02 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |