Monday 8 March 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:1211:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2412:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 35 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:496:49 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 12:2412:24 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 13:241:24 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:027:02 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:2412:24 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |