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May 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 8 May 1946 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:5812:58+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:174:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:435:43 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:023:02 AM–03:393:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:213:21 AM–04:174:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–15:023:02 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:076:07 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0811:08 AM–12:0612:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:041:04 PM–14:402:40 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

Lābha04:174:17 AM–06:076:07 AMgood
Amṛta06:076:07 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Roga11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PMavoid
Udvega13:271:27 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Cara15:173:17 PM–17:075:07 PMneutral
Lābha17:075:07 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:576:57 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Śubha20:078:07 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Amṛta21:169:16 PM–22:2610:26 PMgood
Cara22:2610:26 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:4612:46+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:561:56+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMgood
Udvega27:063:06+1 AM–28:164:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:174:17 AM to 28:164:16+1 AM

04:174:17 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 28:164:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:5812:58+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 24:1712:17+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 05:435:43 AM
Vṛddhiuntil 28:134:13+1 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:131:13 PM
Bavauntil 24:5812:58+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3711:37 AM–13:271:27 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+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. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:271:27 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 40 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:58 00:5812:58 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā24:17 00:1712:17 AM ThuMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa05:435:43 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:131:13 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra28:16 04:164:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 483
Day length
14 h 40 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:2710:27 AM
Moonset
25:451:45+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:023:02 AM04:174:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:023:02 AM03:393:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:213:21 AM04:174:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:174:17 AM07:137:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:076:07 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:137:13 AM10:0910:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:479:47 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0811:08 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:041:04 PM14:402:40 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM15:023:02 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4010:40 PM24:1712:17+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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