Saturday 8 December 2001 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:564:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:482:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5611:56 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 h 00 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
07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 14:482:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 11:5611:56 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 24:12 00:1212:12 AM Sun | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:482:48 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:007:00 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:128:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:132:13 PM | 16:014:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:014:01 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:014:01 PM | 16:314:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:014:01 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:436:43 PM | 20:138:13 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:453:45+1 AM | 29:155:15+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |