Sunday 31 May 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0812:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4410:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
03:523:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:007:00 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 15 h 32 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
03:523:52 AM to 27:513:51+1 AM
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 | 22:4410:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 07:007:00 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 19:357:35 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2211:22 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 27:51 03:513:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:523:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:442:44 AM | 03:183:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:013:01 AM | 03:523:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 03:523:52 AM | 06:586:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 04:424:42 AM | 06:146:14 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 06:586:58 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:205:20 PM | 18:226:22 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:285:28 PM | 19:247:24 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:481:48+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |