Monday 22 October 1928 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:184:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:445:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:052:05 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 35 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08+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 | 17:445:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 14:052:05 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 15:453:45 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:445:44 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:087:08 AM | 08:528:52 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 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 | 12:2812:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:101:10 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:521:52 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:352:35 PM | 16:424:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:424:42 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:424:42 PM | 17:095:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:424:42 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:196:19 PM | 20:008:00 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:274:27+1 AM | 30:096:09+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |