Saturday 17 October 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:019:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:007:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:587:58 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 52 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:017:01 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 | 19:007:00 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 25:15 01:151:15 AM Sun | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 13:381:38 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:587:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:218:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:596:59 AM | 07:437:43 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:437:43 AM | 08:268:26 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:428:42 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:065:06 AM+1 | 30:386:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |