Sunday 10 November 2013 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:031:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:426:42 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 38 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 25:03 01:031:03 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:5412:54 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:426:42 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:571:57 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:001:00 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:172:17 PM | 16:124:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:124:12 PM | 18:086:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:124:12 PM | 16:414:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:124:12 PM | 17:395:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:444:44 PM | 18:156:15 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 27:263:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |