Tuesday 28 March 2000 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:027:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:399:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 21:399:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 07:277:27 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:5712:57 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:218:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:166:16 PM | 20:048:04 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:536:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |