Saturday 2 October 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:021:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0711:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0212:02 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 23:0711:07 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 21:119:11 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 13:051:05 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:0212:02 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 08:438:43 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:121:12 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |