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Thursday 2 May 2024 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:178:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:326:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:244:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:415:41 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:083:08 AM–03:463:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:273:27 AM–04:244:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa04:244:24 AM–06:136:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:018:01 AM–09:499:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:139:13 AM–10:1110:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya09:279:27 AM–10:5810:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:261:26 PM–15:143:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:003:00 PM–15:573:57 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

Śubha04:244:24 AM–06:136:13 AMgood
Roga06:136:13 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Udvega08:018:01 AM–09:499:49 AMavoid
Cara09:499:49 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–13:261:26 PMgood
Amṛta13:261:26 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Śubha17:025:02 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:516:51 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Cara20:028:02 PM–21:149:14 PMneutral
Roga21:149:14 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–24:4812:48 AM+1good
Udvega24:4812:48 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:002:00 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1good
Amṛta27:113:11 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:244:24 AM to 28:234:23 AM+1

04:244:24 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 28:234:23 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:326:32 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 05:415:41 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:194:19 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:497:49 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:326:32 AM
Taitilauntil 17:305:30 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:261:26 PM–15:143:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:078:07 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:143:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 26 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:326:32 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa05:415:41 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚukla19:497:49 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava06:326:32 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra28:23 04:234:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 967
Day length
14 h 26 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:172:17 AM+1
Moonset
11:1011:10 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:083:08 AM04:244:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:083:08 AM03:463:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:273:27 AM04:244:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:244:24 AM07:187:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day04:244:24 AM06:136:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:187:18 AM10:1110:11 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:499:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:139:13 AM10:1110:11 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:279:27 AM10:5810:58 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:261:26 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:003:00 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:306:30 PM20:018:01 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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