Tuesday 1 April 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:204:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:492:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:492:49 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
07:007:00 AM to 30:586:58 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 | 14:492:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:487:48 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 17:425:42 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:492:49 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:319:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:319:31 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:171:17 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:113:11 PM | 16:434:43 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:264:26 PM | 18:006:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20 AM+1 | 28:504:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |