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Thursday 21 May 1953 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:343:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:025:02 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:343:34 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 14 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Maghā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:044:04 AM–05:025:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:052:05 PM–15:523:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:287:28 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:287:28 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:025:02 AM–06:506:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:388:38 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:509:50 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:032:03 PM–15:513:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:354:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:471:47 AM+1–27:363:36 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

Śubha05:025:02 AM–06:506:50 AMgood
Roga06:506:50 AM–08:388:38 AMavoid
Udvega08:388:38 AM–10:2710:27 AMavoid
Cara10:2710:27 AM–12:1512:15 PMneutral
Lābha12:1512:15 PM–14:032:03 PMgood
Amṛta14:032:03 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Kāla15:513:51 PM–17:405:40 PMavoid
Śubha17:405:40 PM–19:287:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:287:28 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Cara20:408:40 PM–21:519:51 PMneutral
Roga21:519:51 PM–23:0311:03 PMavoid
Kāla23:0311:03 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:261:26 AM+1good
Udvega25:261:26 AM+1–26:382:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:382:38 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1good
Amṛta27:493:49 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:025:02 AM to 29:015:01 AM+1

05:025:02 AM sunrise19:287:28 PM sunsetsunrise 29:015:01 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:343:34 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 16:464:46 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:4810:48 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:343:34 PM
Bālavauntil 28:494:49 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:032:03 PM–15:513:51 PM
Pradoṣa 19:287:28 PM–20:448:44 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:513:51 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:448:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 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 Aṣṭamī15:343:34 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā16:464:46 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaVyāghāta22:4810:48 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava15:343:34 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:01 05:015:01 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2010
Śaka
1875
Kali
5054
Ahargaṇa
1 846 053
Day length
14 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
12:2312:23 PM
Moonset
25:201:20 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:025:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:044:04 AM05:025:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:025:02 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:025:02 AM06:506:50 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:388:38 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:509:50 AM10:4810:48 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:032:03 PM15:513:51 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:052:05 PM15:523:52 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:354:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:287:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:287:28 PM20:448:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:287:28 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:287:28 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:471:47 AM+127:363:36 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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