Sunday 13 September 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4910:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:159:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:589:58 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 31 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 21:159:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:13 04:134:13 AM Mon | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 27:41 03:413:41 AM Mon | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:589:58 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:164:16 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:445:44 PM | 18:346:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:505:50 PM | 19:247:24 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:407:40 PM | 21:149:14 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |