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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 11 April 1996 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:438:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:286:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:015:01 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:056:05 AM

Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:4111:41 AM

The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4111:41 AM
At noon, 11:4111:41 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:184:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:573:57 AM–05:015:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1511:15 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:551:55 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:267:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3510:35 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:015:01 AM–06:416:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:218:21 AM–10:0110:01 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:289:28 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–15:023:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:351:35 PM–15:053:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:423:42 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

Śubha05:015:01 AM–06:416:41 AMgood
Roga06:416:41 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–10:0110:01 AMavoid
Cara10:0110:01 AM–11:4211:42 AMneutral
Lābha11:4211:42 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:424:42 PMavoid
Śubha16:424:42 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:427:42 PMgood
Cara19:427:42 PM–21:019:01 PMneutral
Roga21:019:01 PM–22:2110:21 PMavoid
Kāla22:2110:21 PM–23:4111:41 PMavoid
Lābha23:4111:41 PM–25:001:00+1 AMgood
Udvega25:001:00+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:202:20+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:403:40+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:015:01 AM to 28:594:59+1 AM

05:015:01 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 28:594:59+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:286:28 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 06:056:05 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:354:35+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:367:36 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:286:28 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1511:15 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–15:023:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PM
Niśītha 23:1711:17 PM–24:0512:05+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:023:02 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:477:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0512:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī18:286:28 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā06:056:05 AMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚiva10:0210:02 AMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava07:367:36 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra28:59 04:594:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 719
Day length
13 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:391:39+1 AM
Moonset
10:4310:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM05:015:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:184:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:573:57 AM05:015:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:015:01 AM07:417:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:015:01 AM06:416:41 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:417:41 AM10:2110:21 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:218:21 AM10:0110:01 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:289:28 AM10:2110:21 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1511:15 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1811:18 AM12:0612:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:423:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:351:35 PM15:053:05 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:551:55 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:423:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:423:42 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:477:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:267:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3510:35 PM24:0512:05+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1711:17 PM24:0512:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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