Thursday 20 October 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2911:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1911:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:5412:54 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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 31:107:10 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 | 23:1911:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 13:171:17 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Siddha | 20:268:26 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:3011:30 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:368:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:463:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:179:17 PM | 22:5310:53 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 25:181:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:536:53 AM+1 | 32:298:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |