Saturday 18 March 2028 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:577:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:019:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:426:42+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 | 21:019:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 27:13 03:133:13 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:238:23 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:446:44 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:327:32 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:224:22 PM | 18:476:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:476:47 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:476:47 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:476:47 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:218:21 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 25:091:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:301:30+1 AM | 27:133:13+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |