Sunday 3 November 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:075:07 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:262:26 PM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 28 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 14:262:26 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 19:297:29 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:503:50 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:157:15 AM | 09:039:03 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:155:15 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:504:50 AM+1 | 30:396:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |