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Wednesday 30 March 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:563:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5112:51 PM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:183:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:027:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:477:47 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:427:42 AM–09:159:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:2312:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2312:23 PM–13:571:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:1612:16 AM+1–25:471:47 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

Lābha06:086:08 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Amṛta07:427:42 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Kāla09:159:15 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Śubha10:4910:49 AM–12:2312:23 PMgood
Roga12:2312:23 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Udvega13:571:57 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–17:055:05 PMneutral
Lābha17:055:05 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:396:39 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Śubha20:058:05 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Amṛta21:319:31 PM–22:5610:56 PMgood
Cara22:5610:56 PM–24:2212:22 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2212:22 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:143:14 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Udvega28:404:40 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:563:56 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:5112:51 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 14:292:29 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:563:56 PM
Bālavauntil 27:013:01 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2312:23 PM–13:571:57 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:571:57 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  4. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 31 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:563:56 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:5112:51 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana14:292:29 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava15:563:56 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2023
Śaka
1888
Kali
5067
Ahargaṇa
1 850 749
Day length
12 h 31 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:1311:13 AM
Moonset
26:532:53 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:2312:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5911:59 AM12:4712:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2312:23 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:183:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:027:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:477:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1612:16 AM+125:471:47 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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