Monday 22 March 2021 · Chongqing, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:419:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3111:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3111:31 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:556:55 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 | 11:3111:31 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 23:5811:58 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 15:253:25 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:3111:31 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:55 06:556:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:468:46 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:061:06 PM | 14:512:51 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:251:25 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 16:034:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:513:51 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |