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Wednesday 25 March 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:507:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0810:08 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:019:01 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 52% 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 muhūrta05:425:42 AM–06:296:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:066:06 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:283:28 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:344:34 PM–18:216:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:347:34 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:347:34 PM–20:448:44 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:488:48 AM–10:2010:20 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2010:20 AM–12:0712:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:251:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 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

Lābha07:167:16 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Amṛta08:488:48 AM–10:2010:20 AMgood
Kāla10:2010:20 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:251:25 PMgood
Roga13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Udvega14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Cara16:294:29 PM–18:016:01 PMneutral
Lābha18:016:01 PM–19:347:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:347:34 PM–21:019:01 PMavoid
Śubha21:019:01 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Amṛta22:2910:29 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:241:24 AM+1neutral
Roga25:241:24 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:522:52 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:194:19 AM+1–29:475:47 AM+1good
Udvega29:475:47 AM+1–31:147:14 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:147:14 AM+1

07:167:16 AM sunrise19:347:34 PM sunsetsunrise 31:147:14 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:0810:08 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:423:42 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 12:4412:44 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:019:01 AM
Bavauntil 22:0810:08 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PM
Pradoṣa 19:347:34 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00 AM+1–25:481:48 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. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:572:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:0810:08 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:42 03:423:42 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaSaubhāgya12:4412:44 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:019:01 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:14 07:147:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 841 978
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:3312:33 PM
Moonset
27:013:01 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:425:42 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:425:42 AM06:296:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:066:06 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:488:48 AM10:2010:20 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2010:20 AM12:0712:07 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:011:01 PM13:491:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:392:39 PM17:065:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:283:28 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:344:34 PM18:216:21 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening17:065:06 PM19:347:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:347:34 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:347:34 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:347:34 PM20:448:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00 AM+125:481:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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