Wednesday 6 September 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:342:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:294:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1811:18 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:337:33 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 16:294:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 24:23 00:2312:23 AM Thu | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:1811:18 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:294:29 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:545:54 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:545:54 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:529:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:529:52 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5311:53 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:454:45 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |