Wednesday 29 August 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4812:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3011:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52+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 | 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 | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2712:27 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1611:16 PM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:553:55+1 AM | 29:285:28+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |