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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 April 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:114:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:377:37 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 38° above N. Day length 10 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:365:36 PM–18:036:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:365:36 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5810:58 AM–12:1712:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:3912:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:371:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3810:38 PM–24:2012:20+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Amṛta08:188:18 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Śubha10:5810:58 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Udvega13:371:37 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Cara14:572:57 PM–16:164:16 PMneutral
Lābha16:164:16 PM–17:365:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:365:36 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Śubha19:177:17 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Amṛta20:578:57 PM–22:3710:37 PMgood
Cara22:3710:37 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1812:18+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:581:58+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:393:39+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Udvega29:195:19+1 AM–31:007:00+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise17:365:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:114:11 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 08:598:59 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 07:377:37 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:114:11 PM
Bālavauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:365:36 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:371:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:114:11 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya08:598:59 AMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla07:377:37 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:114:11 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:00 07:007:00 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 658
Day length
10 h 37 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
14:192:19 PM
Moonset
24:1412:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5810:58 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:293:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:293:29 PM17:365:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:365:36 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:365:36 PM18:036:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:365:36 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3810:38 PM24:2012:20+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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