Wednesday 9 November 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:306:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:244:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:244:24 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 16:244:24 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:54 04:544:54 AM Thu | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:5210:52 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:244:24 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:119:11 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:061:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:378:37 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |