Saturday 20 September 1958 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1811:18 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 22:4810:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 16:394:39 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1811:18 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:126:12 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:017:01 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:141:14 PM | 14:492:49 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:243:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4410:44 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:283:28 AM+1 | 29:035:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |