Sunday 23 January 1972 · Beijing, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:336:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:254:25 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 55 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:295:29 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 50 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 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 | 28:25 04:254:25 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 24:48 00:4812:48 AM Mon | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 25:52 01:521:52 AM Mon | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:295:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:215:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:034:03 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:084:08 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:215:21 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:215:21 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:215:21 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:026:02 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:029:02 PM | 22:3210:32 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |