Saturday 31 August 2002 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:459:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
05:005:00 AM to 29:025:02+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 | 23:0711:07 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | past sunrise | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 27:20 03:203:20 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:3110:31 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:353:35 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:353:35 AM | 04:184:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:005:00 AM | 06:406:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:005:00 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:545:54 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:407:40 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:208:20 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:176:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:176:17 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:176:17 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:176:17 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:378:37 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:471:47+1 AM | 27:303:30+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |