Wednesday 6 September 1905 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:278:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:347:34 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 46 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 18:486:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 24:24 00:2412:24 AM Thu | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:5011:50 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:347:34 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:054:05 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:054:05 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:376:37 AM | 08:108:10 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:141:14 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:543:54 PM | 17:275:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |