Sunday 14 March 2004 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:037:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:594:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:495:49 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:016:01 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
05:495:49 AM to 29:475:47+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 | 16:594:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 06:306:30 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:1412:14 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:016:01 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:495:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:495:49 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:042:04 PM | 15:353:35 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:104:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:054:05 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:395:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0911:09 PM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41+1 AM | 29:125:12+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |