Monday 26 March 2007 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:412:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:022:02 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 12 h 26 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 14:022:02 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 19:057:05 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 28:02 04:024:02 AM Tue | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:022:02 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |