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Tuesday 4 April 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:051:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2111:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2111:21 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 56% 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:528:52 PM–22:2510:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:348:34 AM–09:239:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:119:11 AM–10:4210:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:3511:35 AM–13:081:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0311:03 PM–23:5011:50 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

Roga06:086:08 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Cara09:119:11 AM–10:4210:42 AMneutral
Lābha10:4210:42 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Roga16:484:48 PM–18:206:20 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:206:20 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Udvega21:169:16 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1312:13 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Cara25:421:42 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1neutral
Roga27:103:10 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:394:39 AM+1–30:076:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:076:07 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:2111:21 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 23:1211:12 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:024:02 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2111:21 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3910:39 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1

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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:2111:21 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu23:1211:12 PMPuṣya
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:024:02 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava11:2111:21 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:07 06:076:07 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 382
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:4312:43 PM
Moonset
25:251:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:348:34 AM09:239:23 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3511:35 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:528:52 PM22:2510:25 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0311:03 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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