Saturday 27 August 2005 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4511:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:506:50 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 42 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
05:565:56 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 11:4511:45 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 25:53 01:531:53 AM Sun | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 06:506:50 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:4511:45 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:317:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:565:56 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:195:19 PM | 19:027:02 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2710:27 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |