Monday 30 April 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:505:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:535:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 52 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27 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 | 05:535:53 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 20:278:27 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:063:06 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 05:535:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:27 05:275:27 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:506:50 PM | 20:278:27 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |