Saturday 21 March 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:233:23 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:423:42+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:383:38 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 27:42 03:423:42 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:02 04:024:02 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 21:279:27 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:383:38 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:444:44 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:444:44 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:196:19 AM | 07:507:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:196:19 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:087:08 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:239:23 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:222:22+1 AM | 28:024:02+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |