Thursday 26 July 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:533:53 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4111:41 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 23 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 27:53 03:533:53 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:4111:41 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 23:0511:05 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:564:56 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:346:34 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:293:29 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:234:23 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:594:59 PM | 18:306:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:577:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:577:57 PM | 21:229:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:577:57 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:577:57 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:032:03 AM+1 | 27:343:34 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |