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Saturday 24 March 2018 · Budapest, Hungary

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:365:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:334:33 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1211:12 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBudapest11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:2412:24 AM+1–25:551:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:405:40 AM–06:296:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:296:29 AM–07:187:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:458:45 AM–10:1810:18 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:077:07 PM–20:388:38 PMa 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

Kāla05:405:40 AM–07:127:12 AMavoid
Śubha07:127:12 AM–08:458:45 AMgood
Roga08:458:45 AM–10:1810:18 AMavoid
Udvega10:1810:18 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Cara11:5111:51 AM–13:231:23 PMneutral
Lābha13:231:23 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Amṛta14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Kāla16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMgood
Udvega19:297:29 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Śubha20:568:56 PM–22:2310:23 PMgood
Amṛta22:2310:23 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Cara23:5011:50 PM–25:171:17 AM+1neutral
Roga25:171:17 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:443:44 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:115:11 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 30:386:38 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:334:33 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 11:1211:12 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 22:2410:24 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:354:35 PM
Bavauntil 28:334:33 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:458:45 AM–10:1810:18 AM
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1810:18 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:33 04:334:33 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā11:1211:12 AMĀrdrā
YogaSaubhāgya22:2410:24 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:354:35 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:38 06:386:38 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2075
Śaka
1940
Kali
5119
Ahargaṇa
1 869 736
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:0710:07 AM
Moonset
25:451:45 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:088:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:405:40 AM07:127:12 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:405:40 AM06:296:29 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:296:29 AM07:187:18 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:088:08 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:1810:18 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:077:07 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:2412:24 AM+125:551:55 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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