Sunday 25 March 2018 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī 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
10:3310:33 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 19 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 30:136:13 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 | 10:3310:33 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:514:51 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Mon | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3310:33 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:285:28 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:247:24 AM | 08:558:55 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| 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 |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:564:56 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:346:34 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| 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 | 28:084:08 AM+1 | 29:385:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |