Wednesday 16 March 1955 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:215:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:457:45 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:242:24 PM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:266:26 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 14:242:24 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 17:035:03 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:366:36 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1911:19 PM | 25:061:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |