Tuesday 17 May 2005 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:483:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:006:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:044:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:195:19 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 15 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
04:044:04 AM to 28:034:03 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 | 06:006:00 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:144:14 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 05:195:19 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:006:00 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:03 04:034:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:532:53 AM | 04:044:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:532:53 AM | 03:293:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:113:11 AM | 04:044:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:044:04 AM | 07:057:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:057:05 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 08:068:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:517:51 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:341:34 PM | 15:213:21 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4310:43 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 26:422:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |