Monday 30 October 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:006:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:434:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:012:01 PM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 10 h 10 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 16:434:43 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 24:30 00:3012:30 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 14:012:01 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:434:43 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0710:07 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:051:05 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:262:26 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:262:26 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:196:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:174:17 AM+1 | 29:485:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |