Wednesday 21 November 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, 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
07:197:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2310:23 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 47 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 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 | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:338:33 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:1411:14 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 | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:345:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:316:31 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 | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |