Wednesday 5 September 1973 · Beijing, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1310:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3612:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2411:24 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 54 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:475:47+1 AM
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 | 12:3612:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 22:4710:47 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:2411:24 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:3612:36 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:227:22 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:501:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:412:41 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |