Wednesday 17 October 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5012:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:458:45 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 11 h 57 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 12:5012:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 21:289:28 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 08:458:45 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5012:50 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:277:27 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:152:15 PM | 16:034:03 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:591:59+1 AM | 27:483:48+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |