Tuesday 22 May 2018 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4312:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0111:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:015:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:385:38 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 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
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05:015:01 AM to 29:005:00 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 | 23:0111:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 22:5810:58 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 05:385:38 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4911:49 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:015:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:015:01 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:557:55 AM | 08:528:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:042:04 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:415:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 19:297:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:297:29 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:297:29 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:297:29 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:408:40 PM | 22:1210:12 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1811:18 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |