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Wednesday 28 March 2091 · Ankara, Turkey

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:209:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:406:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:339:33 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAnkara12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:406:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla12:4012:40 PM–14:202:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:592:59 PM–15:493:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:097:09 PM–19:327:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:097:09 PM–20:188:18 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:536:53 AM–08:328:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:479:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2111:21 AM–12:5412:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2912:29 PM–13:191:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:282:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:406:40 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:479:47 AMgood
Kāla09:479:47 AM–11:2111:21 AMavoid
Śubha11:2111:21 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Roga12:5412:54 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Udvega14:282:28 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid
Cara16:024:02 PM–17:355:35 PMneutral
Lābha17:355:35 PM–19:097:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:097:09 PM–20:358:35 PMavoid
Śubha20:358:35 PM–22:0110:01 PMgood
Amṛta22:0110:01 PM–23:2711:27 PMgood
Cara23:2711:27 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5312:53 AM+1–26:202:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:202:20 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:463:46 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1good
Udvega29:125:12 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:406:40 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

06:406:40 AM sunrise19:097:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:349:34 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:0111:01 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 28:474:47 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:339:33 AM
Bavauntil 21:349:34 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:282:28 PM
Pradoṣa 19:097:09 PM–20:418:41 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29 AM+1–25:171:17 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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:282:28 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 29 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:418:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:349:34 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:0111:01 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana28:47 04:474:47 AM ThuAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:339:33 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:38 06:386:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2148
Śaka
2013
Kali
5192
Ahargaṇa
1 896 403
Day length
12 h 29 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:0112:01 PM
Moonset
26:352:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:406:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:406:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:406:40 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:536:53 AM08:328:32 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4012:40 PM14:202:20 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:092:09 PM16:394:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:592:59 PM15:493:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:394:39 PM19:097:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:097:09 PM20:418:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:097:09 PM19:327:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:097:09 PM20:188:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29 AM+125:171:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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