Tuesday 20 February 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:339:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:179:17 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:037:03 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 | 20:508:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 26:02 02:022:02 AM Wed | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:5711:57 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:179:17 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 09:599:59 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:433:43 PM | 17:195:19 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |