Wednesday 16 August 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3210:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:189:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:394:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:315:31 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 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
04:394:39 AM to 28:404:40+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 | 21:189:18 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 05:315:31 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 07:137:13 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:519:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:203:20 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:203:20 AM | 04:004:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:403:40 AM | 04:394:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:394:39 AM | 07:297:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:256:25 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:297:29 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:589:58 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:215:21 PM | 18:566:56 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:492:49+1 AM | 28:244:24+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |