Tuesday 7 May 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3611:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:219:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:215:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 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
05:215:21 AM to 29:205:20 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 | 21:219:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 22:1710:17 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:156:15 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:2910:29 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:215:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:215:21 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:108:10 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:171:17 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:092:09 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:553:55 PM | 17:415:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:268:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:478:47 PM | 22:1710:17 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |