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Tuesday 16 April 2024 · Bucharest, Romania

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:429:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5510:55 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:151:15 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest13:151:15 PM
At noon, 13:151:15 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:431:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:254:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:329:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:028:02 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:028:02 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:129:12 AM–10:0610:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:199:19 AM–11:0411:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:539:53 AM–11:3411:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:161:16 PM–14:572:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:394:39 PM–18:206:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:1212:12+1 AM–24:5412:54+1 AMan 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

Roga06:306:30 AM–08:118:11 AMavoid
Udvega08:118:11 AM–09:539:53 AMavoid
Cara09:539:53 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–13:161:16 PMgood
Amṛta13:161:16 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Kāla14:572:57 PM–16:394:39 PMavoid
Śubha16:394:39 PM–18:206:20 PMgood
Roga18:206:20 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:028:02 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Lābha21:209:20 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Udvega22:3810:38 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Śubha23:5711:57 PM–25:151:15+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:151:15+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMgood
Cara26:332:33+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMneutral
Roga27:523:52+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:105:10+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:306:30 AM sunrise20:028:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:462:46+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:468:46 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5510:55 AM
Bālavauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:431:43 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:394:39 PM–18:206:20 PM
Pradoṣa 20:028:02 PM–21:259:25 PM
Niśītha 24:5112:51+1 AM–25:391:39+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:431:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:206:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:259:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:391:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:5510:55 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:46 02:462:46 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti20:468:46 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava10:5510:55 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 951
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:2212:22 PM
Moonset
28:054:05+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:129:12 AM10:0610:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:199:19 AM11:0411:04 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:539:53 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:431:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5212:52 PM13:401:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:161:16 PM14:572:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:372:37 PM17:195:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:254:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:394:39 PM18:206:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:195:19 PM20:028:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:028:02 PM21:259:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:028:02 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:028:02 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:1212:12+1 AM24:5412:54+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5112:51+1 AM25:391:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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