Monday 27 November 2017 · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2112:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:331:33 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 13:331:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 19:077:07 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 28:28 04:284:28 AM Tue | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:331:33 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:091:09 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:385:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:385:38 PM | 19:237:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:385:38 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:385:38 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 27:223:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |