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Wednesday 7 May 2014 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:337:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:559:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:458:45 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:464:46 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:426:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:5911:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:287:28 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2511:25 AM–13:131:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 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

Lābha05:565:56 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Amṛta07:287:28 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Śubha10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Roga12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 PMavoid
Udvega13:401:40 PM–15:133:13 PMavoid
Cara15:133:13 PM–16:464:46 PMneutral
Lābha16:464:46 PM–18:196:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:196:19 PM–19:467:46 PMavoid
Śubha19:467:46 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Amṛta21:139:13 PM–22:4010:40 PMgood
Cara22:4010:40 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0712:07+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:341:34+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:013:01+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Udvega28:284:28+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:559:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 23:5911:59 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:458:45 AM
Bavauntil 21:559:55 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:401:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:559:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā23:5911:59 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhipast sunriseDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:458:45 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:55 05:555:55 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 319
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:2412:24 PM
Moonset
24:5212:52+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:464:46 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:287:28 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:0712:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2511:25 AM13:131:13 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:401:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:426:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1110:11 PM23:5911:59 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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