Tuesday 24 May 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3312:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:053:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2910:29 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 32 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 15:053:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 10:2910:29 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 11:3611:36 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:053:05 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:477:47 AM | 09:359:35 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:548:54 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:403:40 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:534:53 PM | 18:426:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:375:37 PM | 20:318:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:307:30 PM | 21:189:18 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:318:31 PM | 21:479:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:318:31 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:318:31 PM | 21:289:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |