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Tuesday 16 April 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:422:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:553:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:485:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:553:55 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:485:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0012:00 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:067:06 PM–19:287:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:067:06 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4712:47+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:278:27 AM–09:219:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:079:07 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:192:19 PM–16:044:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:265:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2211:22 PM–24:0512:05+1 AMan 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

Roga05:485:48 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–09:079:07 AMavoid
Cara09:079:07 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–17:265:26 PMgood
Roga17:265:26 PM–19:067:06 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:067:06 PM–20:268:26 PMavoid
Lābha20:268:26 PM–21:469:46 PMgood
Udvega21:469:46 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2612:26+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMgood
Cara25:461:46+1 AM–27:063:06+1 AMneutral
Roga27:063:06+1 AM–28:264:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:264:26+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:485:48 AM to 29:465:46+1 AM

05:485:48 AM sunrise19:067:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:553:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:461:46+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:553:55 PM
Bālavauntil 28:454:45+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0012:00 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:265:26 PM
Pradoṣa 19:067:06 PM–20:328:32 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:265:26 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 19 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:328:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:553:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣyapast sunriseĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti25:46 01:461:46 AM WedŚūla
KaraṇaBava15:553:55 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 951
Day length
13 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
26:552:55+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:485:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:485:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:485:48 AM08:278:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:278:27 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:278:27 AM09:219:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:079:07 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0012:00 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:192:19 PM16:044:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:265:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:067:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:067:06 PM20:328:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:067:06 PM19:287:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:067:06 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2211:22 PM24:0512:05+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4712:47+1 AM26:322:32+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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