Sunday 13 May 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:535:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:434:43 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 17:535:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 21:019:01 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 16:434:43 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:535:53 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:254:25 PM | 18:056:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:595:59 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:056:05 PM | 19:457:45 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:394:39 AM+1 | 30:216:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |