Saturday 3 October 1908 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:502:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:417:41 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 37 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:425:42 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 | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 07:417:41 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 18:246:24 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:132:13 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:077:07 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:405:40 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:066:06 AM | 07:417:41 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:276:27 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:358:35 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:251:25 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:582:58 PM | 17:175:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:594:59 PM | 18:326:32 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:175:17 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:175:17 PM | 17:425:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:175:17 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:162:16 AM+1 | 27:493:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |