Sunday 17 April 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5011:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 34 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:504:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5011:50 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4011:40 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 40 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
04:504:50 AM to 28:484:48 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 | 11:5011:50 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Mon | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:227:22 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5011:50 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:273:27 AM | 04:094:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:504:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:504:50 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:448:44 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:474:47 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:307:30 PM | 21:179:17 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |