Tuesday 26 October 2066 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:535:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:573:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 46 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40 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 | 15:573:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 08:228:22 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śūla | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Wed | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:573:57 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:319:31 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:431:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:163:16 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:515:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:219:21 PM | 22:5310:53 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4310:43 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |