Sunday 21 April 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:229:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:058:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:474:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
04:474:47 AM to 28:464:46+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 | 08:058:05 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 14:422:42 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Mon | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:058:05 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:064:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:474:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:474:47 AM | 07:317:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:317:31 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:394:39 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:464:46 PM | 18:296:29 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:482:48+1 AM | 28:184:18+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |