Tuesday 17 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:226:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:464:46 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:198:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:424:42 PM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 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
08:198:19 AM to 32:208:20 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 | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 19:587:58 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:424:42 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:315:31 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 32:20 08:208:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:256:25 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:256:25 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:536:53 AM | 08:198:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:198:19 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1510:15 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1510:15 AM | 10:5410:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:185:18 AM+1 | 30:516:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |