Monday 23 April 2018 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:476:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:464:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:464:46 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 16:464:46 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 19:337:33 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:15 02:152:15 AM Tue | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:464:46 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 09:109:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:291:29 PM | 15:003:00 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:213:21 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |