Wednesday 3 October 1923 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:437:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 99 of 99 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 40 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
05:585:58 AM to 30:006:00+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 19:437:43 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 14:342:34 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Thu | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:137:13 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2110:21 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:536:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:103:10+1 AM | 28:514:51+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |