Wednesday 25 March 1908 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:021:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2111:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1512:15 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 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 | 23:2111:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 14:442:44 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 22:1410:14 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1512:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:177:17 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:338:33 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:211:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:111:11 PM | 14:442:44 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5111:51 PM | 25:221:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |