Tuesday 20 August 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:1811:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:149:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 00 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:455:45+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 21:149:14 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 21:399:39 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:393:39 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1710:17 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:139:13 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:282:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:033:03 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:134:13 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:237:23 PM | 20:548:54 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |