Sunday 15 November 1942 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:444:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:417:41 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:031:03 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 27 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
07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42 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 | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Mon | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:031:03 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:573:57 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:42 07:427:42 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:455:45 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:455:45 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:417:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:417:41 AM | 09:349:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:349:34 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:085:08 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:375:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:546:54 PM | 20:278:27 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |