Tuesday 13 August 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2610:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:0212:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0212:02 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 49 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
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05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 12:0212:02 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 13:141:14 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 19:037:03 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:0212:02 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:238:23 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5912:59 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 | 14:152:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:593:59 PM | 17:425:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:295:29 PM | 19:117:11 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41+1 AM | 29:225:22+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |