Saturday 16 August 2025 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:202:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 45 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:404:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 09 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
04:404:40 AM to 28:414:41 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 | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:368:36 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:519:51 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:121:12 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:213:21 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:213:21 AM | 04:004:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:413:41 AM | 04:404:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:404:40 AM | 07:297:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:404:40 AM | 06:266:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:404:40 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:365:36 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:297:29 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:527:52 PM | 21:239:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |