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May 1990 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 17 May 1990 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:474:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:324:32+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3012:30 PM

Brahma gives way to Indra.

Noon

12:4912:49 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown12:4912:49 PM
At noon, 12:4912:49 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:505:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:352:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:433:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:257:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–20:118:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:366:36 AM–08:098:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:439:43 AM–11:1611:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4510:45 AM–11:3411:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:553:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:433:43 PM–16:334:33 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

Śubha06:366:36 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Roga08:098:09 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Udvega09:439:43 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Cara11:1611:16 AM–12:4912:49 PMneutral
Lābha12:4912:49 PM–14:222:22 PMgood
Amṛta14:222:22 PM–15:553:55 PMgood
Kāla15:553:55 PM–17:295:29 PMavoid
Śubha17:295:29 PM–19:027:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:027:02 PM–20:298:29 PMgood
Cara20:298:29 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Kāla23:2211:22 PM–24:4912:49+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4912:49+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMgood
Udvega26:162:16+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:423:42+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:095:09+1 AM–30:366:36+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:366:36+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:324:32+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 23:3711:37 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:3012:30 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:454:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:324:32+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:553:55 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 24:2512:25+1 AM–25:131:13+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:553:55 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:131:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:32 04:324:32 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā23:3711:37 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaBrahma12:3012:30 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava16:454:45 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:36 06:366:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2047
Śaka
1912
Kali
5091
Ahargaṇa
1 859 563
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:281:28+1 AM
Moonset
12:5012:50 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:505:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:366:36 AM08:098:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4510:45 AM11:3411:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5712:57 PM14:352:35 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:334:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:553:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:433:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:433:43 PM16:334:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:334:33 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:257:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM20:118:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2512:25+1 AM25:131:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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