Wednesday 13 September 2017 · Daegu, South Korea
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:324:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:182:18 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:589:58 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 26:18 02:182:18 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 09:589:58 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:2910:29 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:253:25 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:586:58 AM | 08:288:28 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:407:40 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:143:14 PM | 16:444:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:451:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |