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Wednesday 9 May 1973 · Luanda, Angola

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3512:35 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:071:07 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 64° above N. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:008:00 PM–21:349:34 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3710:37 AM–12:1112:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:4011:40 AM–12:2712:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 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

Lābha06:116:11 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–09:079:07 AMgood
Kāla09:079:07 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Śubha10:3510:35 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Cara14:592:59 PM–16:284:28 PMneutral
Lābha16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:565:56 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid
Śubha19:287:28 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Amṛta21:009:00 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Cara22:3210:32 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0312:03 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:351:35 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:073:07 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Udvega28:394:39 AM+1–30:116:11 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11 AM+1

06:116:11 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 24:3512:35 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 21:349:34 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 23:2311:23 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:071:07 PM
Bavauntil 24:3512:35 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:347:34 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:347:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī24:35 00:3512:35 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā21:349:34 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhi23:2311:23 PMDhruva
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:071:07 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 346
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:2712:27 PM
Moonset
24:3312:33 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:079:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3510:35 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3710:37 AM12:1112:11 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:347:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:008:00 PM21:349:34 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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