Monday 16 May 2005 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:483:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:006:00 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:361:36 PM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:335:33 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 13:361:36 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Tue | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:574:57 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3210:32 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:361:36 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:511:51 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:183:18 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:552:55 AM+1 | 28:424:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |