Wednesday 23 October 1974 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:433:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:251:25 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56+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 | 18:076:07 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 13:251:25 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 14:262:26 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:076:07 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:144:14 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:166:16 AM | 08:038:03 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3711:37 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:455:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:555:55 PM | 19:437:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:434:43+1 AM | 30:316:31+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |