Wednesday 13 September 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:489:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:595:59 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 28 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 21:489:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Thu | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 05:595:59 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:5510:55 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:428:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:447:44 PM | 21:159:15 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |