Wednesday 28 September 1960 · Bucharest, Romania
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:184:18 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:062:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:062:06 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11+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 | 14:062:06 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 28:38 04:384:38 AM Thu | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Thu | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:062:06 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:083:08 PM | 16:384:38 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 25:381:38+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |