Tuesday 29 May 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:414:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:413:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:413:41 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 13 h 33 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 15:413:41 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Phalgunī | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Wed | Uttara Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 19:037:03 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:413:41 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:579:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:126:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:179:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:328:32 PM | 22:0610:06 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |