Sunday 13 October 2002 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:351:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:421:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4310:43 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 15:073:07 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 10:4310:43 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:331:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1410:14 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:171:17 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:122:12 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 16:584:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:584:58 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:584:58 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:584:58 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3011:30 PM | 25:101:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |