Saturday 13 May 1989 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:3610:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1312:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1312:13 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 12:1312:13 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Sun | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:39 00:3912:39 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:1312:13 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:557:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:086:08 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 08:028:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:315:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:194:19 PM | 18:056:05 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:315:31 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 25:381:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:572:57 AM+1 | 28:434:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |