Tuesday 13 November 1945 · Chongqing, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:417:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:157:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:167:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:347:34 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1
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 | 19:157:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 11:3511:35 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:347:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:17 07:177:17 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:167:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:575:57 AM | 07:167:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:167:16 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:259:25 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:581:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:152:15 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |