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Wednesday 18 April 1990 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:313:31 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:234:23 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:034:03 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:181:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding13:181:18 PM
At noon, 13:181:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:244:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:577:57 PM–20:188:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:577:57 PM–21:019:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:088:08 PM–21:509:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:198:19 AM–09:589:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:559:55 AM–11:3711:37 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3811:38 AM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5112:51 PM–13:451:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:181:18 PM–14:582:58 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

Lābha06:396:39 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Amṛta08:198:19 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Kāla09:589:58 AM–11:3811:38 AMavoid
Śubha11:3811:38 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Roga13:181:18 PM–14:582:58 PMavoid
Udvega14:582:58 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Cara16:384:38 PM–18:176:17 PMneutral
Lābha18:176:17 PM–19:577:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:577:57 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Śubha21:179:17 PM–22:3710:37 PMgood
Amṛta22:3710:37 PM–23:5711:57 PMgood
Cara23:5711:57 PM–25:171:17 AM+1neutral
Roga25:171:17 AM+1–26:372:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:372:37 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:573:57 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1good
Udvega29:175:17 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:396:39 AM sunrise19:577:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 26:562:56 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 18:396:39 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:034:03 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:234:23 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:181:18 PM–14:582:58 PM
Pradoṣa 19:577:57 PM–21:229:22 PM
Niśītha 24:5312:53 AM+1–25:411:41 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 14:582:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:229:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:411:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:23 04:234:23 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā26:56 02:562:56 AM ThuŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha18:396:39 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava16:034:03 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 534
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
27:083:08 AM+1
Moonset
12:0712:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:5811:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:559:55 AM11:3711:37 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5412:54 PM13:421:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:181:18 PM14:582:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:175:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:244:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:175:17 PM19:577:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:577:57 PM21:229:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:577:57 PM20:188:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:577:57 PM21:019:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:509:50 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5312:53 AM+125:411:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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