Monday 25 January 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:174:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:112:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
08:218:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:112:11 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 09 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
08:218:21 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 | 14:112:11 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Tue | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Tue | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:112:11 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 32:20 08:208:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:306:30 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:306:30 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:576:57 AM | 08:218:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:218:21 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:483:48 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:025:02 PM | 18:326:32 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:022:02 AM+1 | 27:323:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |