Tuesday 12 June 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:166:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:177:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:574:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2712:27 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 59 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
04:574:57 AM to 28:574:57 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 | 07:177:17 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 07:137:13 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 24:09 00:0912:09 AM Wed | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:177:17 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:453:45 AM | 04:214:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 04:574:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:574:57 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:572:57 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:114:11 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:297:29 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:154:15 AM+1 | 30:006:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |