Monday 19 March 2085 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:299:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:577:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:468:46 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 19:577:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 24:45 00:4512:45 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 22:3110:31 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:468:46 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:229:22 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:361:36 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:366:36 PM | 20:088:08 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |