Saturday 28 October 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:155:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:226:22 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 10 h 15 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 19:217:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | past sunrise | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 22:3210:32 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:226:22 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:166:16 AM | 07:337:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:166:16 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:359:35 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2512:25 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:061:06 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:282:28 PM | 16:314:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:314:31 PM | 18:216:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:314:31 PM | 16:594:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:314:31 PM | 17:545:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:539:53 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |