Wednesday 13 March 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:122:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1312:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:277:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5710:57 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 51 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
07:277:27 AM to 31:267:26+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 12:1312:13 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 26:10 02:102:10 AM Thu | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 10:5710:57 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:1312:13 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:26 07:267:26 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:505:50 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:505:50 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:146:14 AM | 07:277:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:277:27 AM | 09:499:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:499:49 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:098:09 PM | 21:399:39 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 26:102:10+1 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 25:461:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |