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Monday 18 April 1960 · Bucharest, Romania

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:583:58 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:012:01+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:212:21 PM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 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 muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:085:08 PM–18:396:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:037:03 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:037:03 PM–20:068:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:097:09 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:028:02 AM–09:339:33 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3310:33 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:371:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:204:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:033:03+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMa 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

Amṛta05:275:27 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:3310:33 AMgood
Roga10:3310:33 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–17:215:21 PMgood
Amṛta17:215:21 PM–19:037:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:037:03 PM–20:218:21 PMneutral
Roga20:218:21 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1412:14+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:321:32+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:502:50+1 AM–28:084:08+1 AMgood
Cara28:084:08+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise19:037:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:012:01+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 14:212:21 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:572:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:012:01+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:097:09 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:037:03 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+1 AM

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 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:01 02:012:01 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā23:1211:12 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha14:212:21 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava14:572:57 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2017
Śaka
1882
Kali
5061
Ahargaṇa
1 848 577
Day length
13 h 36 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:571:57+1 AM
Moonset
11:0911:09 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:028:02 AM09:339:33 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 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 PM13:371:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM19:037:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:085:08 PM18:396:39 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:037:03 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:037:03 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:037:03 PM20:068:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:033:03+1 AM28:364:36+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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