Wednesday 28 April 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:149:14 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4110:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4110:41 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 32 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15 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 | 10:4110:41 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Thu | Maghā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:55 01:551:55 AM Thu | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:4110:41 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:085:08 PM | 18:506:50 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:223:22 AM+1 | 29:045:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |