Monday 15 February 2016 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:572:57 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:472:47 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 18 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 26:57 02:572:57 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Tue | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:472:47 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:463:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:038:03 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:192:19 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:106:10 PM | 19:427:42 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:213:21 AM+1 | 28:534:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |