Saturday 8 April 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3512:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:272:27+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:351:35 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 26:27 02:272:27 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | past sunrise | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 16:454:45 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:351:35 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:278:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:506:50 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:427:42 AM | 08:338:33 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:243:24 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:316:31 PM | 20:168:16 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:025:02+1 AM | 30:476:47+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |