Saturday 8 November 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:286:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:534:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:338:33 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 16:534:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:338:33 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:00 03:003:00 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:534:53 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:326:32 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:326:32 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:117:11 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:192:19 PM | 16:154:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:154:15 PM | 18:106:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:154:15 PM | 16:444:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:154:15 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:309:30 PM | 23:0211:02 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |