Sunday 24 August 2008 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:568:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:416:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:507:50 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 18:416:41 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 12:3212:32 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 21:549:54 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:507:50 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:145:14 PM | 18:076:07 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:205:20 PM | 19:007:00 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:303:30 AM+1 | 29:005:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |