Monday 25 April 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1610:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2711:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:439:43 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 39 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 23:2711:27 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 09:439:43 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 14:472:47 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:4710:47 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:483:48 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:157:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:157:15 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:157:15 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:157:15 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 26:132:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |