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Wednesday 6 May 1987 · Bucharest, Romania

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:194:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:286:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:016:01 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:316:31 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 53% 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 muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:016:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:373:37 PM–16:344:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:258:25 PM–20:448:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:258:25 PM–21:229:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:518:51 PM–22:3810:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:497:49 AM–09:379:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1210:12 AM–11:5811:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:411:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–15:013:01 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

Lābha06:016:01 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Amṛta07:497:49 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Kāla09:379:37 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Śubha11:2511:25 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Udvega15:013:01 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Cara16:494:49 PM–18:376:37 PMneutral
Lābha18:376:37 PM–20:258:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:258:25 PM–21:369:36 PMavoid
Śubha21:369:36 PM–22:4810:48 PMgood
Amṛta22:4810:48 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Cara24:0012:00+1 AM–25:121:12+1 AMneutral
Roga25:121:12+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:242:24+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:363:36+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMgood
Udvega28:474:47+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:016:01 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:016:01 AM sunrise20:258:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:286:28 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 22:3810:38 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 06:316:31 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:286:28 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–15:013:01 PM
Pradoṣa 20:258:25 PM–21:419:41 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48+1 AM–25:361:36+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:013:01 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 24 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:419:41 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:286:28 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā22:3810:38 PMMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa06:316:31 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava18:286:28 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 456
Day length
14 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:3312:33 PM
Moonset
27:213:21+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:016:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:016:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:016:01 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:497:49 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:4611:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1210:12 AM11:5811:58 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:411:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM15:013:01 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:392:39 PM17:325:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:373:37 PM16:344:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:325:32 PM20:258:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:258:25 PM21:419:41 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:258:25 PM20:448:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:258:25 PM21:229:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:518:51 PM22:3810:38 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48+1 AM25:361:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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