Monday 17 November 2003 · Changchun, Jilin, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0412:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1412:14+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2111:21 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 36 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36+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 | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 11:2111:21 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 16:204:20 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1512:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:477:47 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:419:41 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1110:11 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:471:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:381:38 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:162:16 PM | 16:114:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:114:11 PM | 18:076:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:114:11 PM | 16:404:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:114:11 PM | 17:385:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3411:34 PM | 25:111:11+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |