Friday 27 September 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5912:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2912:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3812:38 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:29 00:2912:29 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sat | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 27:50 03:503:50 AM Sat | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:3812:38 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:308:30 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:001:00 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:241:24 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:102:10 PM | 15:473:47 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:014:01 PM | 17:315:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:507:50 PM | 21:289:28 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |