Wednesday 8 October 2031 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:375:37 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:058:05 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 102 of 102 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:305:30 PM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
11:2811:28 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 11 h 20 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
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05:475:47 AM to 29:495:49 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 17:305:30 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 22:3610:36 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:506:50 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:196:19 AM | 08:068:06 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:378:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:5212:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3512:35 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0411:04 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |