Friday 24 July 2015 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5912:59+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3611:36 AM
Citrā gives way to Svātī.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 25 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33+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 | 24:59 00:5912:59 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 11:3611:36 AM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Sat | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:0412:04 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:421:42 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:374:37 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:297:29 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 25:401:40+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:154:15+1 AM | 30:016:01+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |