Budhavāra
Glossary

This is the weekday Wednesday. Its lord is Mercury, whose horā begins the day at sunrise.

Also written Budhavara · Wednesday · बुधवार · புதன் · Budhan

SS 12.78SS 14.18Nārada Saṃhitā 5.1-7Jātaka Pārijāta 9.38-39
Where the primer explains it
The pañcāṅga: the five limbs of the day
The almanac describes each day by the tithi, vāra, nakṣatra, yoga and karaṇa. Each limb has its own reckoning and its own uses.
What the texts say

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