Monday 18 September 1961 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:564:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:423:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:423:42 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 26 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:225:22+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 15:423:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 25:14 01:141:14 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 16:154:15 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:423:42 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:402:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:282:28 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:183:18 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:027:02 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4111:41 PM | 25:141:14+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |