Tuesday 29 July 1986 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4411:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:091:09 PM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 13:331:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 13:091:09 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:331:33 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:432:43 PM | 16:304:30 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:502:50 PM | 17:415:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:473:47 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:584:58 PM | 18:466:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:415:41 PM | 20:338:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:338:33 PM | 21:509:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:338:33 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:338:33 PM | 21:319:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 27:113:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |