Wednesday 13 October 2021 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1812:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3810:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
11:2611:26 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 11 h 02 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 22:3810:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:4912:49 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 08:398:39 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2511:25 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:187:18 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:148:14 AM | 09:469:46 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 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 | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:161:16 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:452:45 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:235:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:348:34 PM | 22:0710:07 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:535:53 AM+1 | 31:267:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |