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May 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 14 May 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:443:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:106:10+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1111:11 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 78° above N. Day length 12 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:243:24 PM–17:115:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:137:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:577:57 AM–09:319:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMRāhu’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

Lābha06:246:24 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Amṛta07:577:57 AM–09:319:31 AMgood
Kāla09:319:31 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Śubha11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMgood
Roga12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Udvega14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:175:17 PMneutral
Lābha17:175:17 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:506:50 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Śubha20:178:17 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:1011:10 PMgood
Cara23:1011:10 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:042:04+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:303:30+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Udvega28:574:57+1 AM–30:246:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24+1 AM

06:246:24 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:106:10+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 17:115:11 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 11:1111:11 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:554:55 PM
Bavauntil 30:106:10+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3712:37 PM–14:102:10 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:102:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 25 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī30:10 06:106:10 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā17:115:11 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhi11:1111:11 AMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:554:55 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 117
Day length
12 h 25 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:4012:40 PM
Moonset
25:101:10+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3712:37 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:243:24 PM17:115:11 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:137:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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