Tuesday 16 September 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:369:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4410:44 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+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 | 22:4410:44 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 24:50 00:5012:50 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:237:23 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0510:05 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:239:23 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 17:065:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:084:08 PM | 17:405:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 25:281:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |