Thursday 22 November 1917 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:297:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:255:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:307:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:255:25 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5512:55 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31+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 | 17:255:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Fri | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:1711:17 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:255:25 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:31 07:317:31 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:455:45 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:455:45 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:307:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:307:30 AM | 09:409:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:409:40 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:471:47 PM | 15:173:17 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:273:27 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 25:191:19+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |