Monday 16 April 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2110:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:4612:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1811:18 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 12:4612:46 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:024:02 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Siddha | 11:1811:18 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:4612:46 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:518:51 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:253:25 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:174:17 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:338:33 PM | 22:2110:21 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 25:361:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |