Saturday 2 June 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:292:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:483:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 50 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
05:005:00 AM to 28:594:59+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 15:483:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:087:08 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 16:274:27 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:483:48 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:59 04:594:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:005:00 AM | 06:516:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:005:00 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:571:57 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 25:511:51+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |