Tuesday 29 September 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:364:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:355:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 17:355:35 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 08:188:18 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Wed | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:355:35 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:356:35 AM | 08:188:18 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:348:34 AM | 09:229:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:109:10 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:226:22 PM | 20:028:02 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:254:25 AM+1 | 30:066:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |