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Wednesday 3 May 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:2211:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2210:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:505:50 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:037:03 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:505:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:223:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:506:50 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:506:50 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:235:23+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:287:28 AM–09:059:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4310:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2012:20 PM–13:581:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:487:48 PM–21:249:24 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

Lābha05:505:50 AM–07:287:28 AMgood
Amṛta07:287:28 AM–09:059:05 AMgood
Kāla09:059:05 AM–10:4310:43 AMavoid
Śubha10:4310:43 AM–12:2012:20 PMgood
Roga12:2012:20 PM–13:581:58 PMavoid
Udvega13:581:58 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Cara15:353:35 PM–17:135:13 PMneutral
Lābha17:135:13 PM–18:506:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:506:50 PM–20:138:13 PMavoid
Śubha20:138:13 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–22:5810:58 PMgood
Cara22:5810:58 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2012:20+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:053:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:053:05+1 AM–28:274:27+1 AMgood
Udvega28:274:27+1 AM–29:505:50+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:505:50 AM sunrise18:506:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:2210:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 07:037:03 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 20:268:26 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:4710:47 AM
Bavauntil 22:2210:22 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2012:20 PM–13:581:58 PM
Pradoṣa 18:506:50 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:581:58 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:2210:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya07:037:03 AMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa20:268:26 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:4710:47 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:50 05:505:50 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 411
Day length
13 h 00 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:1712:17 PM
Moonset
25:301:30+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:505:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:505:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:505:50 AM08:268:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:287:28 AM09:059:05 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:268:26 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2012:20 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:223:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:506:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:506:50 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:506:50 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:506:50 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:487:48 PM21:249:24 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:235:23+1 AM30:596:59+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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