Sunday 8 August 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:145:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:586:58 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:016:01 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 04 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:495:49 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 18:586:58 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 15:423:42 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | past sunrise | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:016:01 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:373:37 PM | 17:155:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:085:08 PM | 18:016:01 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:155:15 PM | 18:536:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:045:04 AM+1 | 30:516:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |