Saturday 4 November 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:082:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:414:41+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:407:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:273:27 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 33 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
07:407:40 AM to 31:417:41+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 | 28:41 04:414:41 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 25:35 01:351:35 AM Sun | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Sun | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:273:27 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:41 07:417:41 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:525:52 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:525:52 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:407:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:407:40 AM | 09:469:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:228:22 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:228:22 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:469:46 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:521:52 PM | 15:403:40 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:422:42 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 25:211:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:026:02+1 AM | 31:487:48+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |