Sunday 21 January 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:047:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:317:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:176:17 PM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 52 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 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 | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 18:176:17 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 23:0711:07 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 19:237:23 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:121:12 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:074:07 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |