Wednesday 24 October 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0012:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 26:042:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5812:58 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 64° above N. Day length 13 h 22 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:225:22 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 | 26:04 02:042:04 AM Thu | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 19:117:11 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 18:176:17 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:5812:58 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:047:04 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:271:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |