Wednesday 9 March 1904 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:319:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 38 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 21:319:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 17:345:34 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:097:09 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:019:01 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:188:18 AM | 09:599:59 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:132:13 AM+1 | 27:573:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |