Monday 24 October 1921 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:321:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2811:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3112:31 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 30 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 23:2811:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 28:07 04:074:07 AM Tue | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 25:50 01:501:50 AM Tue | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:3112:31 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:021:02 PM | 14:332:33 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:091:09 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:511:51 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:332:33 PM | 16:394:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:394:39 PM | 18:276:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:394:39 PM | 17:065:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:394:39 PM | 18:006:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0510:05 PM | 23:3511:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |