Sunday 20 October 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:113:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:041:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 31 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahānavamī determinate
At sunrise
07:257:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:041:04 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 05 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
07:257:25 AM to 31:267:26 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 | 13:041:04 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 14:182:18 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:347:34 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:041:04 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:26 07:267:26 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:425:42 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:425:42 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:257:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:257:25 AM | 09:389:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:168:16 AM | 09:479:47 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:389:38 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:042:04 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:443:44 PM | 17:075:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:015:01 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:075:07 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:036:03 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:138:13 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:566:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:023:02 AM+1 | 28:324:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |