Monday 31 January 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:423:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:334:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:387:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 06 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
07:387:38 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 16:334:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:308:30 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:156:15 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:334:33 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:387:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:387:38 AM | 09:399:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:399:39 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:411:41 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:322:32 PM | 16:154:15 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 26:362:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |