Monday 26 May 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:321:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3911:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:045:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3812:38 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
05:045:04 AM to 29:035:03 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 | 23:3911:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 16:224:22 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 14:162:16 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:3812:38 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:264:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:447:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:447:44 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:447:44 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:447:44 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5511:55 PM | 25:261:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |