Monday 2 September 1991 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:084:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:202:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:451:45 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 01 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 14:202:20 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 17:265:26 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 13:451:45 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:202:20 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:441:44 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 15:543:54 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4210:42 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |