Monday 20 November 1905 · Beijing, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:529:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:059:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 21:059:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 25:10 01:101:10 AM Tue | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Indra | 22:0810:08 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:349:34 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:141:14 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:171:17 PM | 14:522:52 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:182:18 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |