Tuesday 8 May 2018 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:588:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1311:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:164:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 41 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
04:164:16 AM to 28:154:15 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 | 23:1311:13 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 10:0810:08 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 16:194:19 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0910:09 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:023:02 AM | 04:164:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:023:02 AM | 03:393:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:203:20 AM | 04:164:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:164:16 AM | 07:127:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:127:12 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:127:12 AM | 08:118:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:479:47 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:342:34 PM | 16:204:20 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:586:58 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:586:58 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:586:58 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4010:40 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 26:582:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |