Saturday 16 August 2025 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:202:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0512:05+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach niśītha on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:171:17 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:326:32+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 | 24:05 00:0512:05 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:368:36 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:519:51 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:121:12 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:32 06:326:32 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 20:038:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:527:52 PM | 21:239:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:038:03 PM | 21:279:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:038:03 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:038:03 PM | 21:069:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 25:411:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:544:54+1 AM | 30:246:24+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |