Saturday 31 October 2071 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:259:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:088:08 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 31 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 21:259:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Sun | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:184:18 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:088:08 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:556:55 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:556:55 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:566:56 AM | 08:448:44 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:377:37 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:265:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:265:26 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:265:26 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:265:26 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |