Monday 23 March 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:261:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:196:19 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 | 11:1511:15 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 09:399:39 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 22:5810:58 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:1511:15 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:507:50 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:098:09 AM | 09:399:39 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:293:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:068:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:386:38 PM | 20:088:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:363:36 AM+1 | 29:065:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |