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Wednesday 29 May 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:357:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:519:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:574:57 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:408:40 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:423:42 AM–04:194:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–04:574:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:351:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:537:53 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:466:46 AM–08:368:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2610:26 AM–12:1612:16 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4611:46 AM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1612:16 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:033:03 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1a 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

Lābha04:574:57 AM–06:466:46 AMgood
Amṛta06:466:46 AM–08:368:36 AMgood
Kāla08:368:36 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Śubha10:2610:26 AM–12:1612:16 PMgood
Roga12:1612:16 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:553:55 PMavoid
Cara15:553:55 PM–17:455:45 PMneutral
Lābha17:455:45 PM–19:357:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:357:35 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Amṛta21:559:55 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1512:15 AM+1–25:251:25 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:251:25 AM+1–26:362:36 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:362:36 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Udvega27:463:46 AM+1–28:564:56 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:574:57 AM to 28:564:56 AM+1

04:574:57 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 28:564:56 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:519:51 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 19:507:50 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 10:4010:40 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:408:40 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:519:51 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1612:16 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–20:498:49 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:498:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī21:519:51 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā19:507:50 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVaidhṛti10:4010:40 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBālava08:408:40 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra28:56 04:564:56 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 313
Day length
14 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
25:041:04 AM+1
Moonset
12:1212:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:423:42 AM04:574:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:423:42 AM04:194:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM04:574:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:574:57 AM07:527:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:368:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:527:52 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:4811:48 AM13:351:35 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1612:16 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:431:43 PM16:394:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:394:39 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM20:498:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:537:53 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:033:03 AM+128:524:52 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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