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

Wednesday 28 April 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4410:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1112:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1112:11 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 55% 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 muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:008:00 AM–09:339:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1312:13 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3812:38 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:386:38 PM–20:208:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:286:28 AM–08:008:00 AMgood
Amṛta08:008:00 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Kāla09:339:33 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Śubha11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Roga12:3812:38 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:165:16 PMneutral
Lābha17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Cara23:1111:11 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3812:38+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:052:05+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:333:33+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMgood
Udvega29:005:00+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:1112:11 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 27:253:25+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1112:11 PM
Bālavauntil 24:4012:40+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3812:38 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:1112:11 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣāpast sunriseMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa27:25 03:253:25 AM ThuVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava12:1112:11 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 658
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:211:21 PM
Moonset
26:032:03+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:008:00 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:386:38 PM20:208:20 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:524:52+1 AM30:346:34+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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