Wednesday 6 October 1909 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1812:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2112:21 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1412:14 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 24:21 00:2112:21 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 12:3912:39 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 18:466:46 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:1412:14 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 26:502:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |