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Thursday 20 April 2017 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:075:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:376:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:454:45 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3911:39 AM

The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3911:39 AM
At noon, 11:3911:39 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:233:23 AM–04:044:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:443:44 AM–04:454:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–12:0712:07 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:185:18 PM–19:007:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:546:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:454:45 AM–06:286:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:057:05 AM–08:478:47 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:128:12 AM–09:569:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:219:21 AM–10:1610:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–15:073:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:483:48 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

Śubha04:454:45 AM–06:286:28 AMgood
Roga06:286:28 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Cara09:569:56 AM–11:3911:39 AMneutral
Lābha11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMgood
Amṛta13:231:23 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Kāla15:073:07 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid
Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:346:34 PM–19:507:50 PMgood
Cara19:507:50 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:3811:38 PMavoid
Lābha23:3811:38 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1good
Udvega24:5512:55 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:112:11 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1good
Amṛta27:273:27 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:454:45 AM to 28:434:43 AM+1

04:454:45 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 28:434:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:376:37 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:184:18 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:376:37 AM
Taitilauntil 19:077:07 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–12:0712:07 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–15:073:07 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–19:557:55 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0712:07 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:073:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:557:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:376:37 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa28:21 04:214:21 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSādhya16:184:18 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava06:376:37 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra28:43 04:434:43 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 398
Day length
13 h 49 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:042:04 AM+1
Moonset
11:1311:13 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:233:23 AM04:454:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:233:23 AM04:044:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:443:44 AM04:454:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:454:45 AM07:317:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:454:45 AM06:286:28 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:057:05 AM08:478:47 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:317:31 AM10:1610:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:128:12 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:219:21 AM10:1610:16 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM12:0712:07 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1511:15 AM12:0312:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:483:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM15:073:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:483:48 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:483:48 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:185:18 PM19:007:00 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM19:557:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:546:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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