Tuesday 16 April 2024 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:422:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:553:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:553:55 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1512:15 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 15:553:55 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | past sunrise | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 25:46 01:461:46 AM Wed | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:553:55 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:268:26 AM | 09:179:17 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:192:19 PM | 16:044:04 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 26:322:32+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |