Saturday 14 March 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:261:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3211:32 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 13:261:26 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 11:3211:32 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:261:26 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:575:57 AM | 07:257:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:575:57 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:311:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:223:22 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:082:08 AM+1 | 27:433:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |