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Monday 30 May 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:498:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:277:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:015:01 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:525:52 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Rohiṇī and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta03:473:47 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:064:06 AM–05:015:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:522:52 PM–15:523:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:078:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:438:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:089:08 PM–22:4010:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:526:52 AM–08:438:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3410:34 AM–12:2512:25 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5911:59 AM–13:301:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:5412:54 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:152:15 PM–16:064:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:523:52 PM–16:514:51 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

Amṛta05:015:01 AM–06:526:52 AMgood
Kāla06:526:52 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Śubha08:438:43 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Roga10:3410:34 AM–12:2512:25 PMavoid
Udvega12:2512:25 PM–14:152:15 PMavoid
Cara14:152:15 PM–16:064:06 PMneutral
Lābha16:064:06 PM–17:575:57 PMgood
Amṛta17:575:57 PM–19:487:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:487:48 PM–20:578:57 PMneutral
Roga20:578:57 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Kāla22:0610:06 PM–23:1511:15 PMavoid
Lābha23:1511:15 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Udvega24:2412:24+1 AM–25:331:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:331:33+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:422:42+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMgood
Cara27:523:52+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:015:01 AM to 29:015:01+1 AM

05:015:01 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:015:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:277:27 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 05:525:52 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 28:474:47+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 19:347:34 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:277:27 AM
Taitilauntil 18:346:34 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:526:52 AM–08:438:43 AM
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:029:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+1 AM

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:438:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  9. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  10. PradoṣaUntil 21:029:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:277:27 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā05:525:52 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaViṣkambha19:347:34 PMPrīti
KaraṇaKaulava07:277:27 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:01 05:015:01 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 073
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
25:481:48+1 AM
Moonset
12:5212:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:473:47 AM05:015:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:473:47 AM04:244:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:064:06 AM05:015:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:015:01 AM07:587:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:526:52 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:587:58 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3410:34 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:301:30 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5412:54 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:514:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:152:15 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:522:52 PM15:523:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:523:52 PM16:514:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:514:51 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:029:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:078:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:438:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:089:08 PM22:4010:40 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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