Monday 9 April 1984 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:271:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0612:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:569:56 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 58 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 25:48 01:481:48 AM Tue | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 09:569:56 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:5112:51 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:082:08 PM | 15:413:41 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:223:22 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2811:28 PM | 25:011:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |