Saturday 17 May 1986 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:439:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0510:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:055:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:535:53 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 15 h 04 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
05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+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 | 22:0510:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 05:535:53 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 19:467:46 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0010:00 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:533:53 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:533:53 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:055:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:055:05 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:055:05 AM | 06:586:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:055:05 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:056:05 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:302:30 PM | 16:234:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 20:098:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:176:17 PM | 19:567:56 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:098:09 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:098:09 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:098:09 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12+1 AM | 29:515:51+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |