Tuesday 14 December 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:428:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1411:14 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:467:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:549:54 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadā gives way to Uttara Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 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
07:467:46 AM to 31:467:46+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 | 11:1411:14 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 09:549:54 AM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 13:431:43 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:1411:14 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:46 07:467:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:595:59 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:595:59 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:256:25 AM | 07:467:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:467:46 AM | 09:539:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:539:53 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:423:42 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:144:14 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:378:37 PM | 22:2410:24 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 25:281:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 31:207:20+1 AM | 33:079:07+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |