Saturday 24 December 2005 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:262:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:394:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:546:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 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
06:546:54 AM to 30:546:54+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 | 16:394:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 07:197:19 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 16:334:33 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:394:39 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:546:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:546:54 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:546:54 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:377:37 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:349:34 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:365:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:314:31 PM | 18:166:16 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:365:36 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:365:36 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:365:36 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:023:02+1 AM | 28:474:47+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |