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April 2028 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 3 April 2028 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5310:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:319:31 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

05:235:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:319:31 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 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 muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:374:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:144:14 AM–05:235:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1211:12 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:515:51 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:515:51 PM–19:007:00 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:138:13 PM–21:459:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0410:04 AM–11:3711:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5910:59 AM–12:3112:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:0212:02 PM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:322:32 PM–15:223:22 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

Amṛta05:235:23 AM–06:576:57 AMgood
Kāla06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–10:0410:04 AMgood
Roga10:0410:04 AM–11:3711:37 AMavoid
Udvega11:3711:37 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMneutral
Lābha14:442:44 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Amṛta16:184:18 PM–17:515:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:515:51 PM–19:187:18 PMneutral
Roga19:187:18 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Lābha22:1010:10 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Udvega23:3711:37 PM–25:031:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:031:03 AM+1–26:292:29 AM+1good
Amṛta26:292:29 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1good
Cara27:563:56 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:235:23 AM to 29:225:22 AM+1

05:235:23 AM sunrise17:515:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:225:22 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:319:31 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:3110:31 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:404:40 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:319:31 AM
Bālavauntil 20:388:38 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:576:57 AM–08:308:30 AM
Abhijit 11:1211:12 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Pradoṣa 17:515:51 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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 08:308:30 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 28 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:319:31 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:3110:31 PMPuṣya
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:404:40 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava09:319:31 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:22 05:225:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2085
Śaka
1950
Kali
5129
Ahargaṇa
1 873 399
Day length
12 h 28 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3511:35 AM
Moonset
25:271:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:235:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:374:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:144:14 AM05:235:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:235:23 AM07:537:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:537:53 AM10:2210:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0410:04 AM11:3711:37 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5910:59 AM12:3112:31 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1211:12 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:5212:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:442:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:322:32 PM15:223:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:515:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:515:51 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:515:51 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:515:51 PM19:007:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:138:13 PM21:459:45 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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