Wednesday 15 October 1930 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1312:13 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:121:12 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 35° 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 24:13 00:1312:13 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:549:54 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śiva | 13:301:30 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:121:12 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:151:15 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:432:43 PM | 16:554:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:554:55 PM | 18:396:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:554:55 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:554:55 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:377:37 PM | 21:089:08 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:255:25 AM+1 | 30:556:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |