Tuesday 25 March 1919 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:473:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:095:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1310:13 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 17:095:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 10:1310:13 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 20:558:55 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:095:09 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:595:59 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:288:28 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:369:36 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:194:19 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:228:22 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:316:31 AM+1 | 32:138:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |