Monday 21 April 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:319:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:299:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:369:36 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:395:39+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 | 21:299:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 15:073:07 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Tue | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:369:36 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:227:22 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:117:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:097:09 PM | 20:458:45 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:117:11 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:117:11 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:117:11 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:474:47+1 AM | 30:246:24+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |