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April 1986 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 18 April 1986 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:495:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:117:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

04:494:49 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:117:11 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:273:27 AM–04:084:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:473:47 AM–04:494:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:071:07 PM–14:502:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:327:32 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:337:33 AM–08:288:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0712:07 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:053:05 PM–16:484:48 PMYama’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

Cara04:494:49 AM–06:326:32 AMneutral
Lābha06:326:32 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Amṛta08:158:15 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Kāla09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Roga13:231:23 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Udvega15:053:05 PM–16:484:48 PMavoid
Cara16:484:48 PM–18:316:31 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:316:31 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Kāla19:487:48 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Lābha21:059:05 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Udvega22:2210:22 PM–23:3911:39 PMavoid
Śubha23:3911:39 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:5612:56+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMgood
Cara26:132:13+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMneutral
Roga27:303:30+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:494:49 AM to 28:474:47+1 AM

04:494:49 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 28:474:47+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:117:11 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 19:577:57 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 12:0012:00 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:117:11 AM
Bālavauntil 19:367:36 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:579:57 AM–11:4011:40 AM
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:1511:15 PM–24:0312:03+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4011:40 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0312:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī07:117:11 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya19:577:57 PMĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti12:0012:00 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava07:117:11 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra28:47 04:474:47 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 073
Day length
13 h 41 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:4410:44 AM
Moonset
26:412:41+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:273:27 AM04:494:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:273:27 AM04:084:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:473:47 AM04:494:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:494:49 AM07:337:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:326:32 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:337:33 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:337:33 AM08:288:28 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:4011:40 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1611:16 AM12:0412:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0712:07 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:071:07 PM14:502:50 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:327:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1511:15 PM24:0312:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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