Monday 26 July 1993 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2612:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3010:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 21 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:155:15 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 | 22:3010:30 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 06:456:45 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 18:436:43 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2511:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:15 05:155:15 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:017:01 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:381:38 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:453:45 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:189:18 PM | 22:5010:50 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |