Monday 1 August 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:119:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:567:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:255:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:265:26 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 16 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
05:255:25 AM to 29:265:26+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 07:567:56 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 05:265:26 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 07:377:37 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:567:56 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:255:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:255:25 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 16:074:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:533:53 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:587:58 PM | 21:309:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |