Monday 8 November 1982 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:461:46+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:382:38 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 44 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 28:34 04:344:34 AM Tue | Maghā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 24:33 00:3312:33 AM Tue | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:382:38 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:401:40 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:192:19 PM | 16:164:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:164:16 PM | 18:106:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:164:16 PM | 16:444:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:164:16 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:247:24 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:033:03+1 AM | 28:344:34+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |