Tuesday 30 March 2027 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:427:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1010:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:037:03 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 22:1010:10 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | past sunrise | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 09:259:25 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:548:54 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:03 07:037:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:305:30 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:305:30 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:329:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:329:32 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:329:32 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:141:14 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:194:19 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:384:38 PM | 18:266:26 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 25:371:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:273:27 AM+1 | 29:155:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |