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Tuesday 24 April 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:544:54+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:546:54 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3811:38 AM

Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 39° above N. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:355:35 AM–06:546:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:492:49 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:086:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:0011:00 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:049:04 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5812:58 PM–14:382:38 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:003:00 PM–16:214:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:5211:52 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

Roga06:546:54 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Udvega08:158:15 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Cara09:369:36 AM–10:5710:57 AMneutral
Lābha10:5710:57 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–15:003:00 PMavoid
Śubha15:003:00 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Roga16:214:21 PM–17:425:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:425:42 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Lābha19:217:21 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Udvega21:009:00 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1912:19+1 AM–25:581:58+1 AMgood
Cara25:581:58+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMneutral
Roga27:373:37+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:165:16+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:546:54 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:546:54 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:544:54+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 29:415:41+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 11:3811:38 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:364:36 PM
Bavauntil 28:544:54+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:003:00 PM–16:214:21 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43+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. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:214:21 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī28:54 04:544:54 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya29:41 05:415:41 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti11:3811:38 AMŚūla
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:364:36 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:55 06:556:55 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2064
Śaka
1929
Kali
5108
Ahargaṇa
1 865 749
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:541:54 PM
Moonset
23:4111:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:546:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:355:35 AM06:546:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:546:54 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:1311:13 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:049:04 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:369:36 AM10:5710:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5812:58 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:492:49 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:003:00 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:086:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:5211:52 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:0011:00 PM24:4012:40+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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