Monday 20 August 1984 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:582:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:124:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:444:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:389:38 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
04:444:44 AM to 28:464:46+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 | 16:124:12 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 16:304:30 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 09:389:38 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:124:12 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:243:24 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:243:24 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:443:44 AM | 04:444:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:444:44 AM | 07:327:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:296:29 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:327:32 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1112:11 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 | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:551:55 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |