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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 15 April 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:0910:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5911:59 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5911:59 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:496:49 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:496:49 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1711:17 PM–25:041:04+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:499:49 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3612:36 PM–14:232:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3011:30 PM–24:1712:17+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

Roga06:336:33 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMneutral
Lābha11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMavoid
Śubha15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Roga17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMgood
Udvega21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Śubha23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:4112:41+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Cara26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMneutral
Roga27:363:36+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:045:04+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:5911:59 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 30:246:24+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 26:132:13+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5911:59 AM
Bālavauntil 25:061:06+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:496:49 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 16 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:5911:59 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya30:24 06:246:24 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti26:13 02:132:13 AM WedŚūla
KaraṇaBava11:5911:59 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 088
Day length
12 h 16 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
25:481:48+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:499:49 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3612:36 PM14:232:23 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:453:45 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:496:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:496:49 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:496:49 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:496:49 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1711:17 PM25:041:04+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3011:30 PM24:1712:17+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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