Sunday 23 September 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:394:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:472:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:472:47 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3211:32 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 14:472:47 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 16:024:02 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 21:259:25 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:472:47 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0811:08 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3211:32 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:302:30 PM | 16:024:02 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:593:59 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:054:05 PM | 17:365:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 17:595:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 26:512:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |