Tuesday 30 June 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:547:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:137:13 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:015:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 59 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
05:015:01 AM to 29:025:02 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 | 07:137:13 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 12:4312:43 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:0610:06 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:137:13 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:015:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:015:01 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:406:40 AM | 08:178:17 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:009:00 PM | 22:3910:39 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |