Wednesday 10 September 1997 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:006:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:515:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:465:46 PM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 36 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44+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 | 17:515:51 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 17:465:46 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Prīti | 22:1210:12 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:515:51 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:188:18 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:468:46 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:508:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:421:42+1 AM | 27:173:17+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |