Tuesday 16 July 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3811:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4910:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:386:38 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 32 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 22:4910:49 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 23:4011:40 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 06:386:38 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1811:18 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:447:44 AM | 09:209:20 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:196:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:185:18 PM | 18:536:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:259:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:065:06 AM+1 | 30:396:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |