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April 1974 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 29 April 1974 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:444:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:352:35 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:173:17 PM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:024:02 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:224:22 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1612:16 PM–13:461:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:332:33 PM–15:283:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:087:08 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:087:08 PM–20:098:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:077:07 AM–08:508:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3310:33 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:591:59 PM–15:423:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:283:28 PM–16:234:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:245:24 AM–07:077:07 AMgood
Kāla07:077:07 AM–08:508:50 AMavoid
Śubha08:508:50 AM–10:3310:33 AMgood
Roga10:3310:33 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Cara13:591:59 PM–15:423:42 PMneutral
Lābha15:423:42 PM–17:255:25 PMgood
Amṛta17:255:25 PM–19:087:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:087:08 PM–20:258:25 PMneutral
Roga20:258:25 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Lābha22:5810:58 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Udvega24:1512:15 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:321:32 AM+1–26:492:49 AM+1good
Amṛta26:492:49 AM+1–28:064:06 AM+1good
Cara28:064:06 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:235:23 AM+1

05:245:24 AM sunrise19:087:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:235:23 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 18:176:17 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 15:173:17 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:393:39 PM
Bavauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:077:07 AM–08:508:50 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:087:08 PM–20:308:30 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:508:50 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī26:35 02:352:35 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya18:176:17 PMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla15:173:17 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:393:39 PMBava
VāraSomavāra29:23 05:235:23 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2031
Śaka
1896
Kali
5075
Ahargaṇa
1 853 701
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
25:301:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:024:02 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:024:02 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:224:22 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM08:098:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:077:07 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:098:09 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1612:16 PM13:461:46 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:381:38 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:332:33 PM15:283:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:283:28 PM16:234:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM19:087:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:087:08 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:087:08 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:087:08 PM20:098:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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