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Friday 23 May 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:196:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:316:31 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 47% 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 muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:008:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3810:38 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:439:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2512:25 PM–14:072:07 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:021:02 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:443:44 PM–17:185:18 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

Cara06:236:23 AM–07:577:57 AMneutral
Lābha07:577:57 AM–09:309:30 AMgood
Amṛta09:309:30 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Kāla11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Śubha12:3712:37 PM–14:112:11 PMgood
Roga14:112:11 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Udvega15:443:44 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid
Cara17:185:18 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:516:51 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Kāla20:188:18 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Lābha21:449:44 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Udvega23:1111:11 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3712:37+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:042:04+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Cara27:303:30+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMneutral
Roga28:574:57+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:546:54 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 30:186:18+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 09:079:07 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:316:31 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:546:54 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:0411:04 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Abhijit 12:1212:12 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:238:23 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3712:37 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:546:54 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā30:18 06:186:18 AM SatPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaIndra09:079:07 AMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBālava06:316:31 AMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra30:23 06:236:23 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 317
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
25:441:44+1 AM
Moonset
13:051:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:309:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:439:43 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:3712:37 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1212:12 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2512:25 PM14:072:07 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:443:44 PM17:185:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:008:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3810:38 PM24:2012:20+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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