Saturday 19 July 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3710:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:509:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:028:02 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM
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 | 21:509:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Sun | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 08:028:02 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0810:08 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:128:12 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:247:24 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5710:57 PM | 24:3412:34+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 25:401:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:102:10+1 AM | 27:473:47+1 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |