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Thursday 20 April 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:075:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:376:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:376:37 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2212:22 PM

The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2212:22 PM
At noon, 12:2212:22 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:304:30 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4812:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:185:18 PM–19:007:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:077:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:006:00 AM–07:357:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:057:05 AM–08:478:47 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:4710:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1510:15 AM–11:0611:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:581:58 PM–15:343:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:213:21 PM–16:124:12 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

Śubha06:006:00 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Roga07:357:35 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Udvega09:119:11 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Cara10:4710:47 AM–12:2212:22 PMneutral
Lābha12:2212:22 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Amṛta13:581:58 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Kāla15:343:34 PM–17:095:09 PMavoid
Śubha17:095:09 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:456:45 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Cara20:098:09 PM–21:339:33 PMneutral
Roga21:339:33 PM–22:5810:58 PMavoid
Kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2212:22+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMgood
Udvega25:461:46+1 AM–27:103:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:103:10+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:354:35+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:376:37 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 28:214:21+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 16:184:18 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:376:37 AM
Taitilauntil 19:077:07 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4812:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:581:58 PM–15:343:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 23:5811:58 PM–24:4612:46+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. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4812:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:343:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4612:46+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:376:37 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa28:21 04:214:21 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaSādhya16:184:18 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava06:376:37 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:59 05:595:59 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 398
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:072:07+1 AM
Moonset
12:4512:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:304:30 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:304:30 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:357:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:057:05 AM08:478:47 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1510:15 AM11:0611:06 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:581:58 PM15:343:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:213:21 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:185:18 PM19:007:00 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:077:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5811:58 PM24:4612:46+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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