Tuesday 25 March 1919 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:095:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1310:13 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:355:35 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 17:095:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:1310:13 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 20:558:55 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:095:09 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:288:28 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:228:22 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3610:36 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |