Monday 29 December 2014 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:233:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:451:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:597:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:069:06 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadā gives way to Revatī.
Noon
12:5112:51 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 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
07:597:59 AM to 31:597:59 AM+1
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 | 13:451:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Bhādrapadā | 09:069:06 AM | Revatī |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 09:239:23 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:451:45 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:59 07:597:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:597:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:056:05 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:336:33 AM | 07:597:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:597:59 AM | 09:569:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:569:56 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:5112:51 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:111:11 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:468:46 PM | 22:1910:19 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 25:151:15 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:066:06 AM+1 | 31:397:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |