Tuesday 15 April 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0912:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:591:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:591:59 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 13:591:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | past sunrise | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 28:13 04:134:13 AM Wed | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:591:59 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:579:57 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:362:36 PM | 16:234:23 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:086:08 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:528:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 27:043:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |