Monday 6 May 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:154:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:561:56 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 14 h 32 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
04:154:15 AM to 28:134:13 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 | 13:561:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 16:584:58 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:06 00:0612:06 AM Tue | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:561:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:13 04:134:13 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 02:592:59 AM | 04:154:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 02:592:59 AM | 03:373:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:183:18 AM | 04:154:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:154:15 AM | 07:097:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:235:23 AM | 07:027:02 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:036:03 AM | 07:527:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:097:09 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:542:54 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:193:19 PM | 16:584:58 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |