Monday 24 March 1980 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:358:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:398:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:345:34+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 | 08:398:39 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:184:18 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 27:37 03:373:37 AM Tue | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:398:39 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:555:55 AM | 07:347:34 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:075:07+1 AM | 30:506:50+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |