Sunday 15 January 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5510:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:059:05 AM.
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
07:367:36 AM to 31:357:35 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 | 09:059:05 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 19:457:45 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 11:4711:47 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:059:05 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:367:36 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:232:23 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:553:55 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:024:02 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:025:02 AM+1 | 30:356:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |