Monday 25 August 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0510:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:386:38 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 22:0510:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 13:481:48 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:2310:23 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:2410:24 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:001:00 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:411:41 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:135:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:135:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:135:13 PM | 19:517:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:517:51 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:517:51 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:517:51 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:016:01 AM+1 | 31:397:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |