Tuesday 24 November 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:428:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:139:13 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:318:31 AM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 43 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:237:23+1 AM
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 | 09:139:13 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 08:318:31 AM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 23:5211:52 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:139:13 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:189:18 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:055:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:394:39 PM | 18:166:16 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:055:05 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:055:05 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:055:05 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23+1 AM | 28:004:00+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |