Sunday 16 March 2031 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:341:34 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3512:35 PM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 25:34 01:341:34 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 12:3512:35 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:094:09 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:362:36 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:114:11 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:174:17 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:106:10 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:399:39 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:125:12 AM+1 | 30:426:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |