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Wednesday 12 April 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3112:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

06:446:44 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 43° above N. Day length 11 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 97° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 56% 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 muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:285:28 AM–06:446:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:132:13 PM–14:582:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:147:14 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:171:17 AM+1–26:482:48 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:088:08 AM–09:329:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5710:57 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:064:06 PM–17:385:38 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

Lābha06:446:44 AM–08:088:08 AMgood
Amṛta08:088:08 AM–09:329:32 AMgood
Kāla09:329:32 AM–10:5710:57 AMavoid
Śubha10:5710:57 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Udvega13:451:45 PM–15:093:09 PMavoid
Cara15:093:09 PM–16:334:33 PMneutral
Lābha16:334:33 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:337:33 PMavoid
Śubha19:337:33 PM–21:099:09 PMgood
Amṛta21:099:09 PM–22:4510:45 PMgood
Cara22:4510:45 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:571:57 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:333:33 AM+1–29:095:09 AM+1good
Udvega29:095:09 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 AM+1

06:446:44 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:3310:33 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 08:278:27 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 10:5410:54 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Bālavauntil 21:389:38 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:3310:33 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu08:278:27 AMPuṣya
YogaSukarmā10:5410:54 AMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava10:3310:33 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 181
Day length
11 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
14:172:17 PM
Moonset
24:2712:27 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:446:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:285:28 AM06:446:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:446:44 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:088:08 AM09:329:32 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:132:13 PM14:582:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:064:06 PM17:385:38 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:147:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:171:17 AM+126:482:48 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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