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April 1939 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 27 April 1939 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:323:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:161:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:159:15 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:267:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:078:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:275:27 AM–07:107:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0010:00 AM–10:5410:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:591:59 PM–15:413:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:224:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya21:139:13 PM–22:4310:43 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha05:275:27 AM–07:107:10 AMgood
Roga07:107:10 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:1612:16 PMneutral
Lābha12:1612:16 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Amṛta13:591:59 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Kāla15:413:41 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Śubha17:235:23 PM–19:057:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:057:05 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–21:409:40 PMneutral
Roga21:409:40 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1612:16 AM+1–25:331:33 AM+1good
Udvega25:331:33 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:512:51 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Amṛta28:084:08 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26 AM+1

05:275:27 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:161:16 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 09:159:15 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 09:579:57 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:161:16 PM
Bālavauntil 24:0712:07 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:591:59 PM–15:413:41 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:413:41 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 38 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:161:16 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya09:159:15 AMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla09:579:57 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava13:161:16 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:26 05:265:26 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 840 915
Day length
13 h 38 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
25:501:50 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:275:27 AM07:107:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0010:00 AM10:5410:54 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:267:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:078:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:139:13 PM22:4310:43 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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