Tuesday 4 November 2087 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2911:29 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0012:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0012:00 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 54 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM
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 | 12:0012:00 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:5112:51 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:096:09 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:0012:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:258:25 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:031:03 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:222:22 PM | 16:214:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:214:21 PM | 18:146:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:214:21 PM | 16:494:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:214:21 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:544:54 PM | 18:316:31 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:0010:00 PM | 22:5610:56 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:382:38+1 AM | 28:154:15+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |