Saturday 5 January 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2612:26 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2111:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:557:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5811:58 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 38 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
07:557:55 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 | 23:2111:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 16:124:12 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 25:15 01:151:15 AM Sun | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:5811:58 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:56 07:567:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:086:08 AM | 07:557:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:086:08 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:356:35 AM | 07:557:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:557:55 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:159:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:557:55 AM | 08:388:38 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:388:38 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:0310:03 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:218:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5511:55 PM | 25:281:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |