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Tuesday 18 May 1971 · Luanda, Angola

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:0710:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:188:18 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:188:18 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 62° above N. Day length 11 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:545:54 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:545:54 PM–19:087:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:447:44 PM–21:149:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:4010:40 AM–12:1112:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:592:59 PM–16:264:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga06:136:13 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMgood
Kāla13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Śubha14:592:59 PM–16:264:26 PMgood
Roga16:264:26 PM–17:545:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:545:54 PM–19:267:26 PMavoid
Lābha19:267:26 PM–20:598:59 PMgood
Udvega20:598:59 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Śubha22:3110:31 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0312:03 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Cara25:361:36 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1neutral
Roga27:083:08 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:404:40 AM+1–30:136:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise17:545:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:188:18 AM
Navamīuntil 30:076:07 AM+1
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 26:322:32 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 14:562:56 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 08:188:18 AM
Taitilauntil 19:157:15 PM
Garauntil 30:076:07 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:592:59 PM–16:264:26 PM
Pradoṣa 17:545:54 PM–19:337:33 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:264:26 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:337:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī08:188:18 AMNavamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā26:32 02:322:32 AM WedPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaIndra14:562:56 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava08:188:18 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 624
Day length
11 h 42 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
25:151:15 AM+1
Moonset
12:5512:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:338:33 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:4010:40 AM12:1112:11 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:592:59 PM16:264:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:545:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:545:54 PM19:337:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:545:54 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:545:54 PM19:087:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:447:44 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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