Tuesday 30 July 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:131:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:252:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0110:01 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 20 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:245:24 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 | 14:252:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 10:0110:01 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:252:25 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:021:02 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 | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 15:103:10 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:084:08 PM | 17:555:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:009:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5411:54 PM | 25:391:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |