Friday 1 October 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1712:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5211:52 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02 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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 22:4310:43 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 15:383:38 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:5211:52 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:255:25 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:255:25 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 08:528:52 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:4711:47 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 | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5012:50 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:231:23 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:102:10 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:582:58 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 18:566:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:566:56 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:566:56 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:566:56 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |