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April 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 18 April 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:297:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:186:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:423:42 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3210:32 AM–12:0612:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:592:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5011:50 AM–13:311:31 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:123:12 PM–16:534:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:464:46 PM–17:405:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:534:53 PM–18:346:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:408:40 PM–22:1210:12 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

Udvega05:075:07 AM–06:486:48 AMavoid
Cara06:486:48 AM–08:298:29 AMneutral
Lābha08:298:29 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Amṛta10:1010:10 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Śubha13:311:31 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Roga15:123:12 PM–16:534:53 PMavoid
Udvega16:534:53 PM–18:346:34 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:346:34 PM–19:537:53 PMgood
Amṛta19:537:53 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Cara21:129:12 PM–22:3110:31 PMneutral
Roga22:3110:31 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:091:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:091:09+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMgood
Udvega26:272:27+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:463:46+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:055:05+1 AM

05:075:07 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 29:055:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:186:18 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 16:494:49 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 08:598:59 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:586:58 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:186:18 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:534:53 PM–18:346:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:346:34 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:186:18 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā16:494:49 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha08:598:59 AMSādhya
KaraṇaBālava06:586:58 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra29:05 05:055:05 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 594
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:052:05+1 AM
Moonset
10:4910:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:423:42 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:423:42 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM07:487:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:487:48 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3210:32 AM12:0612:06 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:592:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:534:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:464:46 PM17:405:40 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:534:53 PM18:346:34 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:408:40 PM22:1210:12 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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