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April 1947 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 14 April 1947 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:099:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3311:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

04:584:58 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3311:33 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:333:33 AM–04:154:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:543:54 AM–04:584:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1411:14 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:441:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:246:24 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:246:24 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:386:38 AM–08:198:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:4111:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–15:033:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:492:49 PM–15:433:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3011:30 PM–26:162:16+1 AMa 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

Amṛta04:584:58 AM–06:386:38 AMgood
Kāla06:386:38 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Śubha08:198:19 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Roga10:0010:00 AM–11:4111:41 AMavoid
Udvega11:4111:41 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–15:033:03 PMneutral
Lābha15:033:03 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Amṛta16:444:44 PM–18:246:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:246:24 PM–19:437:43 PMneutral
Roga19:437:43 PM–21:029:02 PMavoid
Kāla21:029:02 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Lābha22:2110:21 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Udvega23:4011:40 PM–25:591:59+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:591:59+1 AM–27:183:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:183:18+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Cara28:374:37+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:584:58 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

04:584:58 AM sunrise18:246:24 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:3311:33 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 19:067:06 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 18:056:05 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:3311:33 AM
Taitilauntil 25:381:38+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:386:38 AM–08:198:19 AM
Abhijit 11:1411:14 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:246:24 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:1611:16 PM–25:041:04+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 08:198:19 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:3311:33 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā19:067:06 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha18:056:05 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava11:3311:33 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 843 824
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
27:443:44+1 AM
Moonset
10:2310:23 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:333:33 AM04:584:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:333:33 AM04:154:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:543:54 AM04:584:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:584:58 AM07:397:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:386:38 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:397:39 AM10:2010:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:4111:41 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1411:14 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1711:17 AM12:0512:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:441:44 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:492:49 PM15:433:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:246:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:246:24 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:246:24 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:246:24 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1611:16 PM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3011:30 PM26:162:16+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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