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Tuesday 16 April 2024 · Luanda, Angola

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:427:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:558:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:558:55 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 71° above N. Day length 11 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 97° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4311:43 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:475:47 PM–19:327:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:286:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:197:19 AM–09:049:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:338:33 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:089:08 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:361:36 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:053:05 PM–16:344:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5410:54 PM–23:4211:42 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

Roga06:106:10 AM–07:397:39 AMavoid
Udvega07:397:39 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Cara09:089:08 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Kāla13:361:36 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Śubha15:053:05 PM–16:344:34 PMgood
Roga16:344:34 PM–18:036:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:036:03 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Lābha19:347:34 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Udvega21:059:05 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–24:0712:07+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0712:07+1 AM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Cara25:381:38+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMneutral
Roga27:083:08+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:394:39+1 AM–30:106:10+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:106:10 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:558:55 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 24:4612:46+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 18:466:46 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:558:55 AM
Bālavauntil 21:459:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4311:43 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:053:05 PM–16:344:34 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:344:34 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 53 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:558:55 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya24:46 00:4612:46 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti18:466:46 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava08:558:55 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:10 06:106:10 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 951
Day length
11 h 53 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:191:19 PM
Moonset
25:081:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:197:19 AM09:049:04 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM10:5510:55 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 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4311:43 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:361:36 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:344:34 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:475:47 PM19:327:32 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:286:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5410:54 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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