Wednesday 11 March 1931 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:161:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:251:25 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:087:08 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 41 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 25:25 01:251:25 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 19:157:15 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Vajra | 07:087:08 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:151:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0111:01 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 | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:571:57 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 | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:413:41 AM+1 | 29:225:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |