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Friday 3 May 2013 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:098:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:276:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:255:25 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:276:27 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, 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 muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:255:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:315:31 PM–19:057:05 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:237:23 PM–19:437:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:237:23 PM–20:238:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika07:107:10 AM–08:548:54 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:078:07 AM–09:419:41 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:138:13 AM–09:089:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3910:39 AM–12:2412:24 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:543:54 PM–17:385:38 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara05:255:25 AM–07:107:10 AMneutral
Lābha07:107:10 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Amṛta08:548:54 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Kāla10:3910:39 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Śubha12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Roga14:092:09 PM–15:543:54 PMavoid
Udvega15:543:54 PM–17:385:38 PMavoid
Cara17:385:38 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:237:23 PM–20:388:38 PMavoid
Kāla20:388:38 PM–21:539:53 PMavoid
Lābha21:539:53 PM–23:0811:08 PMgood
Udvega23:0811:08 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:2312:23 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Amṛta25:381:38 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Cara26:542:54 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1neutral
Roga28:094:09 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24 AM+1

05:255:25 AM sunrise19:237:23 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:276:27 AM
Navamīuntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:413:41 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 17:325:32 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:276:27 AM
Taitilauntil 17:475:47 PM
Garauntil 29:155:15 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3910:39 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:237:23 PM–20:438:43 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:2412:24 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:438:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:276:27 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:41 03:413:41 AM SatŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚukla17:325:32 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava06:276:27 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra29:24 05:245:24 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2070
Śaka
1935
Kali
5114
Ahargaṇa
1 867 950
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:052:05 AM+1
Moonset
12:4012:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:255:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:255:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:255:25 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:078:07 AM09:419:41 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:138:13 AM09:089:08 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5212:52 PM13:481:48 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:543:54 PM17:385:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:237:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:315:31 PM19:057:05 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:237:23 PM20:438:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:237:23 PM19:437:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:237:23 PM20:238:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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