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Wednesday 8 May 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5812:58 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:145:14 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:435:43 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:344:34 AM
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:313:31 PM
  • Godhūli19:167:16 PM–19:367:36 PM
  • Amṛta kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:448:44 AM
  • Gulika10:3010:30 AM–12:1512:15 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM–14:002:00 PM
  • Varjya13:041:04 PM–14:402:40 PM

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

Lābha05:145:14 AM–06:596:59 AMgood
Amṛta06:596:59 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Kāla08:448:44 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Śubha10:3010:30 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Roga12:1512:15 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Udvega14:002:00 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Cara15:453:45 PM–17:315:31 PMneutral
Lābha17:315:31 PM–19:167:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:167:16 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Śubha20:318:31 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Amṛta21:459:45 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Cara23:0011:00 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1412:14 AM+1–25:291:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:291:29 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:442:44 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1good
Udvega27:583:58 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:145:14 AM to 29:135:13 AM+1

05:145:14 AM sunrise19:167:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:135:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 24:1712:17 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 05:435:43 AM
Vṛddhiuntil 28:134:13 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:131:13 PM
Bavauntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1512:15 PM–14:002:00 PM
Pradoṣa 19:167:16 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:002:00 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:58 00:5812:58 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā24:17 00:1712:17 AM ThuMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa05:435:43 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:131:13 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:13 05:135:13 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 483
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:3011:30 AM
Moonset
26:042:04 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya03:543:54 AM05:145:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM04:344:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:144:14 AM05:145:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:145:14 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava08:028:02 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika10:3010:30 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kāla12:1512:15 PM14:002:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjya13:041:04 PM14:402:40 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇa13:391:39 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya14:352:35 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna16:284:28 PM19:167:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa19:167:16 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli19:167:16 PM19:367:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:167:16 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kāla22:4010:40 PM24:1712:17 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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