Monday 6 August 1973 · Beijing, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:445:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:197:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:276:27 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18+1 AM
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 | 19:197:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 06:466:46 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 25:23 01:231:23 AM Tue | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:276:27 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:184:18 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:498:49 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:422:42 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:373:37 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:428:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3211:32 PM | 25:181:18+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |