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Saturday 18 May 2097 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:584:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:433:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4410:44 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Maghā, 54% 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 muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:171:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:134:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:088:08 PM–20:278:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:088:08 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:138:13 PM–21:489:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:285:28 AM–07:187:18 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:285:28 AM–06:266:26 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:266:26 AM–07:257:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:089:08 AM–10:5810:58 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4510:45 AM–12:2012:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:382:38 PM–16:284:28 PMYama’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

Kāla05:285:28 AM–07:187:18 AMavoid
Śubha07:187:18 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Roga09:089:08 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Udvega10:5810:58 AM–12:4812:48 PMavoid
Cara12:4812:48 PM–14:382:38 PMneutral
Lābha14:382:38 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMgood
Kāla18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:189:18 PMgood
Udvega21:189:18 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–24:4712:47+1 AMgood
Cara24:4712:47+1 AM–25:571:57+1 AMneutral
Roga25:571:57+1 AM–27:073:07+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:073:07+1 AM–28:174:17+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:174:17+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:275:27+1 AM

05:285:28 AM sunrise20:088:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:275:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:433:43 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 22:3510:35 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:4410:44 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:433:43 PM
Bālavauntil 27:213:21+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:089:08 AM–10:5810:58 AM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:171:17 PM
Pradoṣa 20:088:08 PM–21:239:23 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23+1 AM–25:111:11+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5810:58 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:171:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:239:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:433:43 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā22:3510:35 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhruva10:4410:44 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava15:433:43 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra29:27 05:275:27 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2154
Śaka
2019
Kali
5198
Ahargaṇa
1 898 646
Day length
14 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
12:3612:36 PM
Moonset
26:372:37+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:285:28 AM07:187:18 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:285:28 AM06:266:26 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:266:26 AM07:257:25 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4510:45 AM12:2012:20 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:125:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:382:38 PM16:284:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:134:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:125:12 PM20:088:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:088:08 PM21:239:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:088:08 PM20:278:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:088:08 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:138:13 PM21:489:48 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23+1 AM25:111:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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