Sunday 12 August 2001 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:403:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:553:55+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:533:53 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 40 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29+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 | 27:55 03:553:55 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 17:305:30 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:40 00:4012:40 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:533:53 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2812:28 PM | 14:082:08 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:434:43 PM | 18:256:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:186:18 PM | 19:137:13 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:256:25 PM | 20:088:08 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:309:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:109:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 25:421:42+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:465:46+1 AM | 31:247:24+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |