Wednesday 6 October 1909 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:512:51 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:442:44 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 37 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
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06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 26:51 02:512:51 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 15:093:09 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 21:169:16 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:442:44 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:394:39 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:394:39 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:045:04 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:186:18 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 07:457:45 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgava | 08:378:37 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:161:16 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijaya | 14:022:02 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 15:353:35 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:555:55 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:555:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:555:55 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjya | 27:403:40 AM+1 | 29:205:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |