Sunday 12 April 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2412:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:409:40 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:535:53+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 | 22:5710:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 09:409:40 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 13:181:18 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:4411:44 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:165:16 PM | 18:096:09 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:215:21 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:235:23 PM | 19:017:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0312:03+1 AM | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34+1 AM | 28:064:06+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |