Sunday 14 March 2004 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:036:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:593:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1411:14 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 15:593:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Mon | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 11:1411:14 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:593:59 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:041:04 PM | 14:352:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:154:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:094:09 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 17:445:44 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0910:09 PM | 23:4011:40 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:412:41 AM+1 | 28:124:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |