Monday 6 September 1920 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:022:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 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
05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 14:022:02 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:328:32 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 18:346:34 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:022:02 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:481:48 PM | 15:183:18 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:022:02 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:253:25 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4910:49 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |