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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 April 2004 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:447:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:119:11 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:005:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:119:11 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 13 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, 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 muhūrta03:333:33 AM–04:164:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:543:54 AM–05:005:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:521:52 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:386:38 AM–08:168:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:549:54 AM–11:3211:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0511:05 AM–11:5811:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:383:38 PM–17:205:20 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

Lābha05:005:00 AM–06:386:38 AMgood
Amṛta06:386:38 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Kāla08:168:16 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Roga11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Udvega13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PMavoid
Cara14:472:47 PM–16:254:25 PMneutral
Lābha16:254:25 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:036:03 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Śubha19:257:25 PM–20:478:47 PMgood
Amṛta20:478:47 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Cara22:0910:09 PM–23:3111:31 PMneutral
Roga23:3111:31 PM–24:5312:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5312:53 AM+1–26:152:15 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:152:15 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1good
Udvega27:373:37 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:005:00 AM to 29:005:00 AM+1

05:005:00 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:005:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:119:11 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 27:343:34 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 24:2512:25 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:119:11 AM
Bālavauntil 21:409:40 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 PM

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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:091:09 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:119:11 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā27:34 03:343:34 AM ThuMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa24:25 00:2512:25 AM ThuVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava09:119:11 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:00 05:005:00 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 658
Day length
13 h 02 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
25:281:28 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:333:33 AM05:005:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:333:33 AM04:164:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:543:54 AM05:005:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:005:00 AM07:377:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:386:38 AM08:168:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:377:37 AM10:1310:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:549:54 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0511:05 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:383:38 PM17:205:20 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:521:52 AM+127:343:34 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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