Tuesday 19 April 2078 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3111:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2111:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 23:2111:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 09:079:07 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Wed | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2111:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:426:42 AM | 08:188:18 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:225:22 PM | 19:027:02 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 23:5611:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:183:18 AM+1 | 28:574:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |