Tuesday 29 October 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:289:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:008:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 94 of 205 minutes of pūrvāhṇa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoDurgā Navamī determinate
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:187:18 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:1711:17 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 16 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 08:008:00 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 17:045:04 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 07:187:18 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:008:00 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:556:55 AM | 08:288:28 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:128:12 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5610:56 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:1812:18 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:222:22 PM | 16:254:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:254:25 PM | 18:156:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:254:25 PM | 16:524:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:254:25 PM | 17:475:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:049:04 PM | 22:4010:40 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:559:55 PM | 22:5010:50 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:5410:54 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |