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Saturday 18 May 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:213:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:135:13 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1410:14 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Maghā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:134:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:477:47 PM–20:088:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:477:47 PM–20:518:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:289:28 PM–23:1411:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:246:24 AM–08:048:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:246:24 AM–07:187:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:187:18 AM–08:118:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:459:45 AM–11:2511:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5010:50 AM–12:3712:37 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:462:46 PM–16:264:26 PMYama’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Kāla06:246:24 AM–08:048:04 AMavoid
Śubha08:048:04 AM–09:459:45 AMgood
Roga09:459:45 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Udvega11:2511:25 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Cara13:051:05 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Amṛta16:264:26 PM–18:076:07 PMgood
Kāla18:076:07 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:477:47 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Udvega21:079:07 PM–22:2610:26 PMavoid
Śubha22:2610:26 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Amṛta23:4611:46 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Cara25:051:05 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1neutral
Roga26:252:25 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:443:44 AM+1–29:045:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:045:04 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:246:24 AM sunrise19:477:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:135:13 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:135:13 PM
Bālavauntil 30:186:18 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:459:45 AM–11:2511:25 AM
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:477:47 PM–21:129:12 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1

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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2511:25 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:129:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:135:13 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā24:07 00:0712:07 AM SunPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhruva10:1410:14 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava17:135:13 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:24 06:246:24 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1975
Śaka
1840
Kali
5019
Ahargaṇa
1 833 266
Day length
13 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
13:221:22 PM
Moonset
26:002:00 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:246:24 AM08:048:04 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:246:24 AM07:187:18 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:187:18 AM08:118:11 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5010:50 AM12:3712:37 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM17:065:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:193:19 PM16:134:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:065:06 PM19:477:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:477:47 PM21:129:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:477:47 PM20:088:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:477:47 PM20:518:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:289:28 PM23:1411:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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