Monday 8 May 1995 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:115:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:066:06 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
05:445:44 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 02 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 29:135:13 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 | 18:066:06 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 18:556:55 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:17 00:1712:17 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:445:44 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:144:14 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:007:00 AM | 08:428:42 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:135:13 PM | 18:556:55 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |