Sunday 1 October 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:157:15 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:426:42 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:385:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:426:42 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
05:385:38 AM to 29:395:39 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 | 06:426:42 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:057:05 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 12:1212:12 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:426:42 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:385:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:385:38 AM | 07:597:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:597:59 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:271:27 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:202:20 PM | 15:553:55 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:252:25 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:215:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:473:47 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:533:53 PM | 17:215:21 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:215:21 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:215:21 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:215:21 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:194:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |