Wednesday 21 November 2012 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5010:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2310:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 9 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 10:2310:23 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 26:50 02:502:50 AM Thu | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:3010:30 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:2310:23 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:089:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0211:02 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:112:11 PM | 16:014:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:014:01 PM | 17:595:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:014:01 PM | 16:304:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:014:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:277:27 PM | 21:059:05 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |