Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:2910:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:229:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:519:51 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 21:229:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 15:343:34 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 26:06 02:062:06 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:519:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:438:43 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:012:01 PM | 15:343:34 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 26:462:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |