Wednesday 24 November 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:246:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:194:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:471:47 PM
Maghā gives way to Pūrva Phalgunī.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 16:194:19 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 13:471:47 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 26:20 02:202:20 AM Thu | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:194:19 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:389:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:275:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:189:18 PM | 22:4810:48 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:196:19 AM+1 | 31:497:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |