Saturday 3 August 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:323:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:282:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 13 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:275:27 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 | 14:282:28 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:248:24 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 07:377:37 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:282:28 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:265:26 AM | 07:137:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:265:26 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:236:23 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:022:02 PM | 15:393:39 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:192:19 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4111:41 PM | 25:181:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |