Wednesday 24 October 1917 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2311:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:459:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:127:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:459:45 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:5312:53 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 23 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
07:127:12 AM to 31:127:12+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 | 09:459:45 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 26:42 02:422:42 AM Thu | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Thu | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:459:45 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:12 07:127:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:565:56 AM | 07:127:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:127:12 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:457:45 AM | 09:169:16 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:171:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:192:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:514:51 PM | 18:226:22 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3012:30+1 AM | 25:181:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:256:25+1 AM | 31:547:54+1 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |