Monday 25 April 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1610:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:374:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:439:43 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
04:374:37 AM to 28:354:35 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 23:2711:27 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:439:43 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 14:472:47 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:4710:47 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:35 04:354:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:173:17 AM | 04:374:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:173:17 AM | 03:573:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:373:37 AM | 04:374:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:374:37 AM | 07:267:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:226:22 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:267:26 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 26:132:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |