Monday 29 May 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5210:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
03:533:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 28 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
03:533:53 AM to 27:533:53+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 | 22:5210:52 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 22:1910:19 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 15:143:14 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3011:30 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 27:53 03:533:53 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:452:45 AM | 03:533:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:452:45 AM | 03:193:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:023:02 AM | 03:533:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:533:53 AM | 06:596:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 05:495:49 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:595:59 AM | 07:337:33 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:596:59 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:193:19 PM | 16:524:52 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |