Saturday 27 September 2070 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:101:10 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5810:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 22:5810:58 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:097:09 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 08:088:08 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0312:03 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 07:497:49 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:077:07 AM | 07:557:55 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:471:47 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:033:03 PM | 16:334:33 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:198:19 PM | 21:509:50 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |