Sunday 16 October 1904 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:382:38+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 55 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59+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 | 26:38 02:382:38 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 07:387:38 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 20:128:12 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:541:54 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:422:42 PM | 16:534:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:184:18 PM | 18:026:02 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:534:53 PM | 18:386:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:534:53 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:534:53 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:422:42+1 AM | 28:264:26+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |