Monday 9 May 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2611:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:199:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 21:199:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:387:38 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 10:3310:33 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2310:23 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:5512:55 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2911:29 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:363:36 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:324:32 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:379:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:278:27 PM | 21:589:58 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |