Monday 31 May 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:524:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 32 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
04:524:52 AM to 28:514:51+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 | 20:508:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 15:153:15 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Tue | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:437:43 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:184:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 04:524:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:524:52 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:117:11 AM | 08:598:59 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:091:09 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:154:15 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:248:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:248:24 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:248:24 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:248:24 PM | 21:149:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2210:22 PM | 24:0812:08+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 25:011:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |