Monday 7 August 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 49 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM
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 | 21:349:34 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 07:097:09 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 23:2711:27 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:029:02 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:111:11 PM | 14:542:54 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:412:41 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:324:32 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:149:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3111:31 PM | 25:141:14+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 25:431:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |