Tuesday 31 July 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:423:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:103:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:194:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:505:50 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 54 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
04:194:19 AM to 28:204:20 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 | 15:103:10 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 25:39 01:391:39 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 05:505:50 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:103:10 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:20 04:204:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:063:06 AM | 04:194:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:063:06 AM | 03:433:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:243:24 AM | 04:194:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:194:19 AM | 07:187:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:187:18 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:187:18 AM | 08:178:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4611:46 AM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:293:29 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:528:52 PM | 22:2710:27 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5210:52 PM | 23:2811:28 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |