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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 12 April 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4510:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:528:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:438:43 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 88° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 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 kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:4412:44+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:012:01 PM–15:333:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:224:22 PMan 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

Amṛta06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Amṛta17:175:17 PM–18:496:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:496:49 PM–20:178:17 PMneutral
Roga20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:092:09+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Cara29:055:05+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:496:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:528:52 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 08:438:43 AM
Siddhauntil 30:126:12+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:469:46 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:528:52 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:528:52 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā29:20 05:205:20 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaŚiva08:438:43 AMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava09:469:46 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 642
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:521:52+1 AM
Moonset
12:5112:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:012:01 PM15:333:33 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
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 nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:4412:44+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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