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May 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 4 May 1998 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:385:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:416:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:185:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:416:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:573:57 AM–04:384:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:185:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:511:51 PM–15:353:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:342:34 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:137:13 PM–19:337:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:137:13 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:027:02 AM–08:478:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3110:31 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:002:00 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:264:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:504:50 AM+1–30:366:36 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

Amṛta05:185:18 AM–07:027:02 AMgood
Kāla07:027:02 AM–08:478:47 AMavoid
Śubha08:478:47 AM–10:3110:31 AMgood
Roga10:3110:31 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Cara14:002:00 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:285:28 PMgood
Amṛta17:285:28 PM–19:137:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:137:13 PM–20:288:28 PMneutral
Roga20:288:28 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Udvega24:1512:15 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–26:462:46 AM+1good
Amṛta26:462:46 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1good
Cara28:014:01 AM+1–29:175:17 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:185:18 AM to 29:175:17 AM+1

05:185:18 AM sunrise19:137:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:175:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:416:41 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 15:353:35 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 28:084:08 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:416:41 AM
Bālavauntil 19:287:28 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:027:02 AM–08:478:47 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:137:13 PM–20:338:33 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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:478:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 55 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī06:416:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā15:353:35 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhi28:08 04:084:08 AM TueDhruva
KaraṇaBava06:416:41 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:17 05:175:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 472
Day length
13 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:2712:27 PM
Moonset
26:062:06 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:573:57 AM05:185:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:573:57 AM04:384:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:185:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:185:18 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:027:02 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:353:35 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:342:34 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM19:137:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:137:13 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:137:13 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:137:13 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:504:50 AM+130:366:36 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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