Saturday 18 September 1999 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:522:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:175:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:175:17 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 17:175:17 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 20:228:22 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:175:17 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:347:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:026:02 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:516:51 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:331:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3010:30 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:523:52 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |