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Thursday 2 April 2009 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:3611:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:329:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–05:035:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:581:58 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:549:54 AM–10:4310:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:353:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:081:08+1 AMa 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

Śubha05:515:51 AM–07:227:22 AMgood
Roga07:227:22 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:5611:56 AMneutral
Lābha11:5611:56 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:304:30 PMavoid
Śubha16:304:30 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:307:30 PMgood
Cara19:307:30 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Kāla22:2710:27 PM–23:5611:56 PMavoid
Lābha23:5611:56 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Udvega25:241:24+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:532:53+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:224:22+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50+1 AM

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:329:32 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 12:1612:16 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 08:278:27 AM
Atigaṇḍauntil 29:405:40+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:3410:34 AM
Bavauntil 21:329:32 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:367:36 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 11 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:367:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:329:32 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā12:1612:16 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana08:278:27 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:3410:34 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:50 05:505:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 458
Day length
12 h 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:5911:59 AM
Moonset
24:4912:49+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM05:035:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:515:51 AM07:227:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:4310:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:549:54 AM10:4310:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:581:58 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:353:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:367:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:081:08+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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