Tuesday 20 October 1981 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2112:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0811:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4011:40 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 23:0811:08 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 12:0912:09 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 18:036:03 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:4011:40 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:448:44 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:189:18 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:509:50 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:335:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:335:33 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:335:33 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:335:33 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:048:04 PM | 21:409:40 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:3711:37 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:355:35 AM+1 | 31:107:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |