Wednesday 25 October 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:188:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:097:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:387:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:487:48 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 49 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
07:387:38 AM to 31:397:39 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 19:097:09 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 10:4510:45 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 07:507:50 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:487:48 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:39 07:397:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:525:52 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:525:52 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:387:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:387:38 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:094:09 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5211:52 PM | 25:251:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |