Monday 16 January 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:086:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:074:07 AM+1.
At sunrise
07:567:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:085:08 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
07:567:56 AM to 31:567:56 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 | 28:07 04:074:07 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 25:44 01:441:44 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 17:215:21 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:085:08 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:106:10 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:376:37 AM | 07:567:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:567:56 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0510:05 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:401:40 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:004:00 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:427:42 PM | 21:139:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:017:01 AM+1 | 32:328:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |