Saturday 14 March 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:261:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:416:41 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3211:32 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
06:416:41 AM to 30:406:40+1 AM
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 | 13:261:26 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 11:3211:32 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:261:26 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:416:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:416:41 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:416:41 AM | 08:108:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:416:41 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:297:29 AM | 08:168:16 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:311:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:249:24 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:082:08+1 AM | 27:433:43+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |