Wednesday 13 September 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:323:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:181:18+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:588:58 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 12 h 19 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
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06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 25:18 01:181:18 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:588:58 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 09:299:29 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:252:25 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:149:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:511:51 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:142:14 PM | 15:443:44 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |