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Wednesday 21 April 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:118:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:148:14 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0612:06 PM

The Sun 69° above N. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0612:06 PM
At noon, 12:0612:06 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:482:48 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4211:42 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0612:06 PM–13:351:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:384:38 PM–18:206:20 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

Lābha06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMgood
Kāla09:089:08 AM–10:3710:37 AMavoid
Śubha10:3710:37 AM–12:0612:06 PMgood
Roga12:0612:06 PM–13:351:35 PMavoid
Udvega13:351:35 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Cara15:033:03 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral
Lābha16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Śubha19:327:32 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Amṛta21:039:03 PM–22:3510:35 PMgood
Cara22:3510:35 PM–24:0612:06 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0612:06 AM+1–25:371:37 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:371:37 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:083:08 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Udvega28:394:39 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:298:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 12:2412:24 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 21:519:51 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:148:14 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:298:29 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0612:06 PM–13:351:35 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:387:38 PM
Niśītha 23:4211:42 PM–24:3012:30 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:351:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:387:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3012:30 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:298:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā12:2412:24 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya21:519:51 PMŚubha
KaraṇaBālava08:148:14 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 424
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:4412:44 AM+1
Moonset
12:3412:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:089:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM12:0612:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4211:42 AM12:3012:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0612:06 PM13:351:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:384:38 PM18:206:20 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:387:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4211:42 PM24:3012:30 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:482:48 AM+128:304:30 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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