Tuesday 2 April 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4011:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:3910:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1511:15 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:086:08+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 | 22:3910:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:19 01:191:19 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 21:059:05 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:1511:15 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:428:42 AM | 09:339:33 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:209:20 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3112:31 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:382:38 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:413:41 PM | 17:175:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:194:19 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:1010:10 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |