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April 1919 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 8 April 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:099:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

06:026:02 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:178:17 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2912:29 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2912:29 PM
At noon, 12:2912:29 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:564:56 AM–06:026:02 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:1411:14 AM–12:4912:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:0412:04 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:169:16 AM–10:5310:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:433:43 PM–17:205:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:489:48 PM–23:2611:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1an 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

Roga06:026:02 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Cara09:169:16 AM–10:5310:53 AMneutral
Lābha10:5310:53 AM–12:2912:29 PMgood
Amṛta12:2912:29 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Kāla14:062:06 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Śubha15:433:43 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Roga17:205:20 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:566:56 PM–20:208:20 PMavoid
Lābha20:208:20 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Udvega21:439:43 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:2912:29 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2912:29 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1good
Cara25:521:52 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1neutral
Roga27:153:15 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:384:38 AM+1–30:016:01 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:026:02 AM to 30:016:01 AM+1

06:026:02 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:016:01 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:178:17 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 13:371:37 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 22:4710:47 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:178:17 AM
Bālavauntil 20:058:05 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0412:04 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:433:43 PM–17:205:20 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:0512:05 AM+1–24:5312:53 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:205:20 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5312:53 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:178:17 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu13:371:37 PMPuṣya
YogaSukarmā22:4710:47 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava08:178:17 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:01 06:016:01 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1976
Śaka
1841
Kali
5020
Ahargaṇa
1 833 591
Day length
12 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:1312:13 PM
Moonset
26:312:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:026:02 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:564:56 AM06:026:02 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:026:02 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:1211:12 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:169:16 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:1411:14 AM12:4912:49 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0512:05 PM12:5312:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2912:29 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:433:43 PM17:205:20 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:489:48 PM23:2611:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0612:06 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0512:05 AM+124:5312:53 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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