Saturday 12 March 2072 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5110:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5811:58 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5811:58 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:3712:37 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 48 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:416:41 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 | 11:5811:58 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | past sunrise | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 15:583:58 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:5811:58 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:436:43 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:436:43 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:307:30 AM | 08:178:17 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:303:30 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:052:05 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:275:27 AM+1 | 31:117:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |