Monday 1 November 1999 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:468:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:307:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:307:30 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 29° above S. Day length 10 h 05 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 07:307:30 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 24:58 00:5812:58 AM Tue | Maghā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 11:0711:07 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:307:30 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:041:04 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:441:44 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:521:52 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:252:25 PM | 16:264:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:264:26 PM | 18:176:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:264:26 PM | 16:544:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:264:26 PM | 17:495:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |