Sunday 10 November 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:031:03 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5412:54 PM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 01 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 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 | 25:03 01:031:03 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:5412:54 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:571:57 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:444:44 PM | 18:156:15 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:554:55 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:015:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 25:171:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 27:263:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |