Monday 23 March 1987 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:261:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1511:15 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:399:39 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38+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 | 11:1511:15 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 09:399:39 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 22:5810:58 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:1511:15 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:117:11 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:098:09 AM | 09:399:39 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1212:12 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 | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:392:39 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:386:38 PM | 20:088:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:363:36+1 AM | 29:065:06+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |