Monday 25 August 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0510:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:514:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
04:514:51 AM to 28:524:52 AM+1
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 | 22:0510:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 13:481:48 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:2310:23 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2410:24 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:104:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:493:49 AM | 04:514:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:514:51 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:001:00 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:532:53 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |