Sunday 9 September 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:597:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2610:26 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:327:32 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 26 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 10:2610:26 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Mon | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:327:32 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:2610:26 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:311:31 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 | 14:392:39 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 16:504:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:134:13 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:244:24 PM | 18:126:12 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:504:50 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:405:40 PM | 18:306:30 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:465:46 PM | 19:197:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |