Monday 8 October 2012 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:362:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:224:22 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4912:49 PM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 29 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 28:22 04:224:22 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 12:4912:49 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 16:354:35 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:333:33 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:462:46 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 27:353:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |