Wednesday 13 September 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:021:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:4810:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:286:28 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01+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 | 22:4810:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 06:286:28 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 06:596:59 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 11:5511:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:141:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:448:44 PM | 22:1510:15 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |