Wednesday 21 October 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:534:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:004:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:004:00 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 56 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 16:004:00 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:504:50 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 21:549:54 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:004:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:279:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2910:29 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:283:28 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:247:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:056:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:418:41 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:575:57+1 AM | 31:297:29+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |