Sunday 26 September 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:291:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:258:25 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 59 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 08:258:25 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 09:019:01 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:072:07 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:374:37 PM | 18:116:11 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:554:55 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:015:01 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0510:05 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |