Monday 24 March 2014 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4210:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:458:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:446:44 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 20:458:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 16:404:40 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 06:446:44 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:469:46 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1012:10 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:093:09 PM | 16:404:40 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 27:103:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |