Tuesday 16 September 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:369:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4410:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 23 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 22:4410:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 24:50 00:5012:50 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:237:23 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0510:05 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:172:17 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 17:065:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:235:23 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:298:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |