Saturday 16 August 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:202:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach niśītha on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 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
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05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1
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 | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:368:36 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:519:51 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:121:12 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:395:39 AM | 07:227:22 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:395:39 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:346:34 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5812:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:458:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:527:52 PM | 21:239:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:544:54 AM+1 | 30:246:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |