Sunday 17 March 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2911:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0911:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2511:25 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 23:0911:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 17:235:23 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 16:544:54 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2511:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:243:24 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:184:18 PM | 17:475:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 27:173:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |