Monday 22 August 1977 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:0710:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:597:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:474:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:455:45 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 52 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
04:474:47 AM to 28:484:48+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 | 19:597:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 05:455:45 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 18:436:43 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:049:04 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:064:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:463:46 AM | 04:474:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:474:47 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:326:32 PM | 20:028:02 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:008:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |