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Wednesday 17 May 2028 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:315:31 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:587:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:587:58 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:533:53 AM–04:324:32 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:124:12 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:463:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:377:37 PM–19:567:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:377:37 PM–20:348:34 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2711:27 PM–25:151:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:586:58 AM–08:478:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–14:122:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3812:38 PM–14:262:26 PMa 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

Lābha05:105:10 AM–06:586:58 AMgood
Amṛta06:586:58 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Kāla08:478:47 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Udvega14:122:12 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Cara16:004:00 PM–17:495:49 PMneutral
Lābha17:495:49 PM–19:377:37 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:377:37 PM–20:498:49 PMavoid
Śubha20:498:49 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Amṛta22:0010:00 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Cara23:1211:12 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2312:23+1 AM–25:351:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:351:35+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:462:46+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMgood
Udvega27:573:57+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09+1 AM

05:105:10 AM sunrise19:377:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:587:58 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 19:067:06 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:587:58 AM
Taitilauntil 21:139:13 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–14:122:12 PM
Pradoṣa 19:377:37 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:122:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:587:58 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣāpast sunrisePūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaIndra19:067:06 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava07:587:58 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 443
Day length
14 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
25:441:44+1 AM
Moonset
12:4312:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:533:53 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:533:53 AM04:324:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:124:12 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:586:58 AM08:478:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:5710:57 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:122:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3812:38 PM14:262:26 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:501:50 PM16:444:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:463:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:444:44 PM19:377:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:377:37 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:377:37 PM19:567:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:377:37 PM20:348:34 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM25:151:15+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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