Saturday 22 September 1928 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:469:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0212:02+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27+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 | 24:02 00:0212:02 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 07:157:15 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5810:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:164:16 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:265:26 AM | 06:586:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:265:26 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:156:15 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:487:48 AM | 09:359:35 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:306:30 PM | 20:178:17 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5211:52 PM | 25:391:39+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |