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Thursday 30 April 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:015:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:274:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:182:18 PM

Śubha gives way to Śukla.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:084:08 AM–04:494:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:298:29 AM–10:0610:06 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:383:38 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:397:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:208:20 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:305:30 AM–07:137:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:578:57 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0610:06 AM–11:0211:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:523:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:383:38 PM–16:334:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:0711:07 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Śubha05:305:30 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Roga07:137:13 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Udvega08:578:57 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–12:2412:24 PMneutral
Lābha12:2412:24 PM–14:082:08 PMgood
Amṛta14:082:08 PM–15:523:52 PMgood
Kāla15:523:52 PM–17:355:35 PMavoid
Śubha17:355:35 PM–19:197:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:197:19 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Cara20:358:35 PM–21:519:51 PMneutral
Roga21:519:51 PM–23:0811:08 PMavoid
Kāla23:0811:08 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2412:24 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Udvega25:401:40 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:562:56 AM+1–28:124:12 AM+1good
Amṛta28:124:12 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:285:28 AM+1

05:305:30 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:285:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:274:27 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 18:586:58 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 14:182:18 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:274:27 PM
Taitilauntil 28:274:27 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:523:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:408:40 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00 AM+1–24:4812:48 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. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:523:52 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 49 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:408:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī16:274:27 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa18:586:58 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚubha14:182:18 PMŚukla
KaraṇaKaulava16:274:27 PMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:28 05:285:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 223
Day length
13 h 49 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:002:00 AM+1
Moonset
12:0812:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:084:08 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:084:08 AM04:494:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:305:30 AM07:137:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:298:29 AM10:0610:06 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0610:06 AM11:0211:02 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:334:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:523:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:383:38 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:383:38 PM16:334:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:334:33 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:408:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:397:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:208:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:0711:07 PM24:4712:47 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00 AM+124:4812:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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