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Saturday 20 April 2002 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:229:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:058:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:488:48 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:564:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:334:33 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:308:30 PM–22:0310:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:435:43 AM–07:157:15 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:435:43 AM–06:326:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:217:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1211:12 AM–12:4512:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:241:24 PM–14:562:56 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla05:435:43 AM–07:157:15 AMavoid
Śubha07:157:15 AM–08:478:47 AMgood
Roga08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Udvega10:1910:19 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Cara11:5211:52 AM–13:241:24 PMneutral
Lābha13:241:24 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Amṛta14:562:56 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Kāla16:284:28 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:006:00 PM–19:287:28 PMgood
Udvega19:287:28 PM–20:568:56 PMavoid
Śubha20:568:56 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Cara23:5111:51 PM–25:191:19+1 AMneutral
Roga25:191:19+1 AM–26:472:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:472:47+1 AM–28:154:15+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:154:15+1 AM–29:425:42+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42+1 AM

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:058:05 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:422:42+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 15:123:12 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:488:48 AM
Bavauntil 20:058:05 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:478:47 AM–10:1910:19 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1910:19 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:058:05 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:42 02:422:42 AM SunĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti15:123:12 PMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:488:48 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra29:42 05:425:42 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 919
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:1012:10 PM
Moonset
24:5812:58+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:564:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:334:33 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:435:43 AM07:157:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:435:43 AM06:326:32 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:326:32 AM07:217:21 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:478:47 AM10:1910:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1211:12 AM12:4512:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:308:30 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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