Saturday 18 March 2028 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:576:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:018:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:237:23 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:211:21 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:187:18+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 | 20:018:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 24:16 00:1612:16 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:237:23 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:445:44 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:445:44 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:086:08 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:449:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:207:20 AM | 08:088:08 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:449:44 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:217:21 PM | 21:049:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:588:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 26:132:13+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 25:441:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |