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Monday 11 May 2015 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:347:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:355:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:366:36 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 24 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:044:04 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:107:10 AM–08:438:43 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:221:22 PM–14:552:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 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

Amṛta05:375:37 AM–07:107:10 AMgood
Kāla07:107:10 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Śubha08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Roga10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMavoid
Udvega11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Cara13:221:22 PM–14:552:55 PMneutral
Lābha14:552:55 PM–16:284:28 PMgood
Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:016:01 PM–19:287:28 PMneutral
Roga19:287:28 PM–20:558:55 PMavoid
Kāla20:558:55 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Lābha22:2210:22 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Udvega23:4911:49 PM–25:161:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:161:16 AM+1–26:432:43 AM+1good
Amṛta26:432:43 AM+1–28:104:10 AM+1good
Cara28:104:10 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:355:35 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:0812:08 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 23:3111:31 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 06:366:36 AM
Kaulavauntil 17:355:35 PM
Taitilauntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:107:10 AM–08:438:43 AM
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:347:34 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:438:43 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 24 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī17:355:35 PMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:08 00:0812:08 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaBrahma23:3111:31 PMIndra
KaraṇaBālava06:366:36 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 688
Day length
12 h 24 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:4812:48 AM+1
Moonset
12:0812:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:044:04 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:044:04 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:068:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:107:10 AM08:438:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:068:06 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:031:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:031:03 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:552:55 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM15:493:49 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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