Wednesday 21 November 2012 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:508:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:238:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:238:23 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 10 h 59 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 08:238:23 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 24:50 00:5012:50 AM Thu | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 20:308:30 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:238:23 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:367:36 AM | 09:149:14 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1610:16 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:085:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:085:08 PM | 18:526:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:085:08 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:085:08 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:057:05 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |