Saturday 18 March 2028 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:576:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:018:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:237:23 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:036:03 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 20:018:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 24:16 00:1612:16 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:237:23 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:046:04 AM | 07:357:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:046:04 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:526:52 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:217:21 PM | 21:049:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 26:132:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |