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April 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 6 April 1968 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4410:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:0112:01 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:395:39 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 13 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonHarbin11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:373:37 AM–04:214:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:593:59 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1011:10 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:392:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:076:07 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:076:07 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:454:45 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika05:055:05 AM–06:436:43 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:575:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:575:57 AM–06:506:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:218:21 AM–09:599:59 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:141:14 PM–14:522:52 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:296:29 PM–20:128:12 PMa 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

Kāla05:055:05 AM–06:436:43 AMavoid
Śubha06:436:43 AM–08:218:21 AMgood
Roga08:218:21 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Udvega09:599:59 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Cara11:3611:36 AM–13:141:14 PMneutral
Lābha13:141:14 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Amṛta14:522:52 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Kāla16:304:30 PM–18:076:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:076:07 PM–19:297:29 PMgood
Udvega19:297:29 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Śubha20:518:51 PM–22:1310:13 PMgood
Amṛta22:1310:13 PM–23:3511:35 PMgood
Cara23:3511:35 PM–24:5712:57 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5712:57 AM+1–26:192:19 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:192:19 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:413:41 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:035:03 AM+1

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:076:07 PM sunsetsunrise 29:035:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:0112:01 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 05:395:39 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 18:406:40 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 11:2711:27 AM
Bavauntil 24:0112:01 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:218:21 AM–09:599:59 AM
Abhijit 11:1011:10 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:076:07 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:599:59 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:01 00:0112:01 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā05:395:39 AMPunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa18:406:40 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi11:2711:27 AMBava
VāraŚanivāra29:03 05:035:03 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 487
Day length
13 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
26:212:21 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:373:37 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:373:37 AM04:214:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:593:59 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:427:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:055:05 AM06:436:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:055:05 AM05:575:57 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:575:57 AM06:506:50 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:427:42 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:218:21 AM09:599:59 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1011:10 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:313:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:392:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:313:31 PM18:076:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:076:07 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:076:07 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:076:07 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:296:29 PM20:128:12 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:454:45 AM+130:286:28 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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