Sunday 7 December 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:053:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:111:11+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5111:51 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM
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 | 25:11 01:111:11 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 11:5111:51 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:47 01:471:47 AM Mon | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:092:09 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:094:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:295:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:034:03 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:094:09 PM | 17:295:29 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:295:29 PM | 19:157:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:295:29 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:295:29 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:267:26 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:003:00+1 AM | 28:314:31+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |