Tuesday 3 August 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3012:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:161:16 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:256:25 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 14 h 12 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 06:256:25 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 06:426:42 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5912:59 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:009:00 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:314:31 PM | 18:126:12 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:372:37 AM+1 | 28:184:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |