Saturday 14 December 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4412:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:417:41 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 20 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
07:417:41 AM to 31:427:42 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 | 24:44 00:4412:44 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 10:1710:17 AM | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Prīti | 12:3412:34 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:451:45 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:42 07:427:42 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:445:44 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:445:44 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:136:13 AM | 07:417:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:417:41 AM | 09:339:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:417:41 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:188:18 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:055:05 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:092:09 AM+1 | 27:393:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |