Tuesday 17 August 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:382:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:012:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:408:40 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
13:131:13 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 58 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:446:44+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 | 14:012:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 08:428:42 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 08:408:40 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:012:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:209:20 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:131:13 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:284:28 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4110:41 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 25:371:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |