Saturday 29 November 2014 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:087:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:065:06+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:461:46 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
07:367:36 AM to 31:367:36+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sun | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:461:46 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:066:06 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:36 07:367:36 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:367:36 AM | 09:449:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:367:36 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:198:19 AM | 09:019:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:449:44 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:062:06 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:383:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1011:10 PM | 24:4012:40+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 25:221:22+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |