Monday 4 November 2019 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:265:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:277:27 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 08:598:59 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:236:23 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:359:35 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:382:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:282:28 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:155:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:155:15 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:155:15 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:155:15 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:256:25 PM | 20:118:11 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |