Wednesday 22 September 2004 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5812:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4710:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4710:47 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 10:4710:47 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:511:51 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 20:438:43 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:4710:47 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:314:31 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:314:31 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:377:37 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:507:50 AM | 09:209:20 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5010:50 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |