Wednesday 22 October 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:568:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2511:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:347:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1110:11 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 58 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
07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 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 | 23:2511:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 20:588:58 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 23:5211:52 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1110:11 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:347:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:347:34 AM | 09:459:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:459:45 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:461:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:082:08 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 27:143:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |