Wednesday 29 August 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4812:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3011:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 12 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:564:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
04:564:56 AM to 28:574:57 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 | 23:3011:30 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 07:457:45 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 09:229:22 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1312:13 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:323:32 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:323:32 AM | 04:144:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:533:53 AM | 04:564:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:564:56 AM | 07:387:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:225:22 AM | 06:586:58 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:376:37 AM | 08:188:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:387:38 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55 AM+1 | 29:285:28 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |