Saturday 11 August 2096 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:062:06 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:5911:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 2 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:031:03 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 00 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:515:51+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 | 23:5911:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 16:554:55 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Sun | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:031:03 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:515:51 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:515:51 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:436:43 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14+1 AM | 29:455:45+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |