Tuesday 5 April 2044 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4912:49 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4510:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:089:08 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 22:4510:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 09:089:08 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 22:4710:47 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4511:45 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:229:22 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:333:33 PM | 17:095:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:328:32 PM | 22:0310:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1311:13 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:385:38 AM+1 | 31:097:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |