Tuesday 28 March 2000 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:027:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:399:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:277:27 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:265:26 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 | 21:399:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 07:277:27 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 12:5712:57 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:218:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:395:39 AM | 07:277:27 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:597:59 AM | 08:498:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:166:16 PM | 20:048:04 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3610:36 PM | 23:2211:22 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:055:05 AM+1 | 30:536:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |