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Tuesday 16 May 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:412:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 04:304:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:064:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

04:304:30 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 15 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Maghā, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta02:542:54 AM–03:303:30 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:123:12 AM–04:064:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:042:04 PM–15:493:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–15:073:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:077:07 PM–19:257:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:077:07 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:067:06 AM–08:068:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa07:517:51 AM–09:449:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3711:37 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:223:22 PM–17:155:15 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:1811:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya25:111:11+1 AM–26:532:53+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

Roga04:064:06 AM–05:595:59 AMavoid
Udvega05:595:59 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Cara07:517:51 AM–09:449:44 AMneutral
Lābha09:449:44 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Amṛta11:3711:37 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–15:223:22 PMavoid
Śubha15:223:22 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Roga17:155:15 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:077:07 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Lābha20:148:14 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Śubha22:2910:29 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Amṛta23:3611:36 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMgood
Cara24:4312:43+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMneutral
Roga25:501:50+1 AM–26:582:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:582:58+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:064:06 AM to 28:054:05+1 AM

04:064:06 AM sunrise19:077:07 PM sunsetsunrise 28:054:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 04:304:30 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 16:414:41 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 07:497:49 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 04:304:30 AM
Bālavauntil 17:115:11 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:223:22 PM–17:155:15 PM
Pradoṣa 19:077:07 PM–20:198:19 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:155:15 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 15 h 01 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī04:304:30 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā16:414:41 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhruva07:497:49 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava04:304:30 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:05 04:054:05 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 179
Day length
15 h 01 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
11:5811:58 AM
Moonset
25:121:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn02:542:54 AM04:064:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn02:542:54 AM03:303:30 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:123:12 AM04:064:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:064:06 AM07:067:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:067:06 AM10:0710:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:067:06 AM08:068:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:517:51 AM09:449:44 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:042:04 PM15:493:49 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM15:073:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:223:22 PM17:155:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM19:077:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:077:07 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:077:07 PM19:257:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:077:07 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:1811:18 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:111:11+1 AM26:532:53+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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