Sunday 2 October 1938 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:336:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:598:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. 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
08:598:59 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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 29:525:52 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 | 08:598:59 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 20:068:06 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 09:359:35 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:598:59 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5812:58 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:461:46 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:422:42 PM | 16:304:30 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:435:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:144:14 PM | 17:435:43 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:435:43 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:435:43 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:435:43 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:045:04 AM+1 | 30:526:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |