Sunday 16 August 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:055:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:555:55 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2812:28 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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 | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 12:2812:28 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:062:06 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:255:25 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:287:28 AM | 09:089:08 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:393:39 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:474:47 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:285:28 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:236:23 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:306:30 PM | 20:138:13 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 25:471:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 27:003:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |