Tuesday 12 September 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:408:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:408:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 91 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:566:56 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+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 | 20:408:40 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 06:566:56 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:468:46 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:368:36 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2310:23 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:108:10 PM | 21:479:47 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |