Monday 26 October 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:227:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0210:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:496:49 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:107:10 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 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
06:496:49 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 22:0210:02 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 11:1611:16 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:107:10 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:428:42 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:496:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:496:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:496:49 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:311:31 PM | 14:512:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:412:41 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:473:47 PM | 17:355:35 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:362:36 AM+1 | 28:244:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |