Wednesday 27 June 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1812:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:3610:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:005:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:178:17 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 15 h 00 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
05:005:00 AM to 29:005:00 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 | 22:3610:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 08:178:17 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 21:389:38 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3011:30 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:244:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:064:06 AM | 05:005:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:005:00 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:184:18 PM | 17:505:50 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06 AM+1 | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 27:003:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |