Wednesday 5 September 2068 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:425:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:156:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:056:05 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 18:156:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Thu | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 17:315:31 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:056:05 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:1710:17 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:531:53 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:356:35 PM | 20:158:15 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |