Saturday 27 March 2049 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1012:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:0810:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:129:12 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 32 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 10:0810:08 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Sun | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 09:129:12 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:0810:08 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:305:30 AM | 07:047:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:305:30 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4510:45 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:487:48 PM | 21:189:18 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |