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May 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 4 May 1998 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:385:38 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:416:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:224:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:416:41 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta03:063:06 AM–03:443:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:253:25 AM–04:224:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:511:51 PM–15:353:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:116:11 AM–08:008:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:499:49 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0612:06 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–15:153:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:583:58 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

Amṛta04:224:22 AM–06:116:11 AMgood
Kāla06:116:11 AM–08:008:00 AMavoid
Śubha08:008:00 AM–09:499:49 AMgood
Roga09:499:49 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Udvega11:3711:37 AM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–15:153:15 PMneutral
Lābha15:153:15 PM–17:035:03 PMgood
Amṛta17:035:03 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:038:03 PMneutral
Roga20:038:03 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Kāla21:149:14 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Lābha22:2510:25 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:4812:48 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1good
Amṛta25:591:59 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1good
Cara27:103:10 AM+1–28:214:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:224:22 AM to 28:214:21 AM+1

04:224:22 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 28:214:21 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:416:41 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 15:353:35 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 28:084:08 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:416:41 AM
Bālavauntil 19:287:28 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:116:11 AM–08:008:00 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1

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 08:008:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 30 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī06:416:41 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā15:353:35 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhi28:08 04:084:08 AM TueDhruva
KaraṇaBava06:416:41 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra28:21 04:214:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 472
Day length
14 h 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
25:391:39 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:063:06 AM04:224:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:063:06 AM03:443:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:253:25 AM04:224:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:224:22 AM07:167:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:116:11 AM08:008:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:167:16 AM10:1010:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:499:49 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0612:06 PM13:041:04 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:353:35 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:583:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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