Sunday 26 August 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:014:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:014:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:014:01 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 16:014:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 18:376:37 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 25:34 01:341:34 AM Mon | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:014:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:547:54 AM | 09:339:33 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:574:57 PM | 17:485:48 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:035:03 PM | 18:396:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 26:162:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |