Tuesday 12 July 1921 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4612:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5511:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:376:37 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 49 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:085:08 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 23:5511:55 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 06:376:37 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 18:256:25 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1512:15 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:382:38 PM | 16:144:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:144:14 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |