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Wednesday 3 May 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2210:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:268:26 AM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:235:23 PM–18:596:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:448:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:487:48 AM–09:249:24 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1710:17 AM–11:4911:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2511:25 AM–12:1412:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMRāhu’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

Lābha05:385:38 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:448:44 AMgood
Kāla08:448:44 AM–10:1710:17 AMavoid
Śubha10:1710:17 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:552:55 PMavoid
Cara14:552:55 PM–16:284:28 PMneutral
Lābha16:284:28 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Śubha19:287:28 PM–20:558:55 PMgood
Amṛta20:558:55 PM–22:2210:22 PMgood
Cara22:2210:22 PM–23:4911:49 PMneutral
Roga23:4911:49 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:171:17 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:442:44 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Udvega28:114:11 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:2210:22 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 18:596:59 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 08:268:26 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:2210:22 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0610:06 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:221:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:2210:22 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā18:596:59 PMMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa08:268:26 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava10:2210:22 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 411
Day length
12 h 22 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:3112:31 PM
Moonset
25:061:06 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:078:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:487:48 AM09:249:24 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:078:07 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:235:23 PM18:596:59 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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