Monday 20 December 1943 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:563:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:208:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Āyuṣmān gives way to Saubhāgya.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 33 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
08:208:20 AM to 32:218:21 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 18:036:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 17:005:00 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 08:478:47 AM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 18:036:03 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:21 08:218:21 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:176:17 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:176:17 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:486:48 AM | 08:208:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:208:20 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:372:37 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:113:11 PM | 16:544:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:544:54 PM | 18:576:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:544:54 PM | 17:255:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:544:54 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:062:06 AM+1 | 27:503:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |