Wednesday 3 April 2013 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:0911:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:079:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 11 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08+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 | 21:079:07 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 22:1610:16 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 16:534:53 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0710:07 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:348:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:348:34 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:533:53 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:435:43 PM | 19:147:14 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:545:54+1 AM | 31:257:25+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |