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Monday 5 May 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:499:49 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0610:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:225:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0610:06 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:225:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:512:51 PM–16:314:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:457:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:087:08 AM–08:538:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5212:52 PM–13:481:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:092:09 PM–15:553:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:374:37 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

Amṛta05:225:22 AM–07:087:08 AMgood
Kāla07:087:08 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Śubha08:538:53 AM–10:3810:38 AMgood
Roga10:3810:38 AM–12:2412:24 PMavoid
Udvega12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Cara14:092:09 PM–15:553:55 PMneutral
Lābha15:553:55 PM–17:405:40 PMgood
Amṛta17:405:40 PM–19:257:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:257:25 PM–20:408:40 PMneutral
Roga20:408:40 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Kāla21:549:54 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Lābha23:0911:09 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Udvega24:2312:23 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:381:38 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1good
Amṛta26:522:52 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1good
Cara28:074:07 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:225:22 AM to 29:215:21 AM+1

05:225:22 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 29:215:21 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:0610:06 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 16:314:31 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:0610:06 AM
Bālavauntil 22:3210:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:087:08 AM–08:538:53 AM
Abhijit 11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–20:458:45 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:538:53 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5212:52 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:458:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:0610:06 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā16:314:31 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhi26:50 02:502:50 AM TueDhruva
KaraṇaBava10:0610:06 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:21 05:215:21 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 335
Day length
14 h 03 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:1812:18 PM
Moonset
26:262:26 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:225:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:225:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:225:22 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:087:08 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3810:38 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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 PM16:374:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:512:51 PM16:314:31 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:374:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:374:37 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM20:458:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:457:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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