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April 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 April 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2112:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:462:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:181:18 PM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5110:51 AM–12:3812:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5811:58 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:525:52 PM–18:186:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:525:52 PM–19:107:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5710:57 AM–12:2012:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4212:42 PM–13:261:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:393:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:3310:33 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:486:48 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Kāla08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:5710:57 AMgood
Roga10:5710:57 AM–12:2012:20 PMavoid
Udvega12:2012:20 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Amṛta16:294:29 PM–17:525:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:525:52 PM–19:297:29 PMneutral
Roga19:297:29 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1good
Udvega24:2012:20 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:571:57 AM+1–27:343:34 AM+1good
Amṛta27:343:34 AM+1–29:115:11 AM+1good
Cara29:115:11 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1

06:486:48 AM sunrise17:525:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:462:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 18:026:02 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 13:181:18 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:462:46 PM
Taitilauntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:118:11 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:5811:58 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:525:52 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 04 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī14:462:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā18:026:02 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha13:181:18 PMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava14:462:46 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:48 06:486:48 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 550
Day length
11 h 04 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:1412:14 AM+1
Moonset
14:112:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:118:11 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5710:57 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:261:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM17:525:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:525:52 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:525:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:525:52 PM19:107:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3310:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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