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April 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 3 April 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:362:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3212:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3212:32 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:241:24 PM

The Sun 47° above N. Day length 11 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:241:24 PM
At noon, 13:241:24 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:575:57 AM–06:466:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:216:21 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:001:00 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:193:19 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:117:11 PM–19:357:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:117:11 PM–20:258:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:131:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:039:03 AM–10:3010:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4110:41 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:231:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:461:46 PM–14:332:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:372:37 PM–16:084:08 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:174:17 PM–17:445:44 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:367:36 AM–09:039:03 AMneutral
Lābha09:039:03 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Amṛta10:3010:30 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:231:23 PMavoid
Śubha13:231:23 PM–14:502:50 PMgood
Roga14:502:50 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid
Udvega16:174:17 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid
Cara17:445:44 PM–19:117:11 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:117:11 PM–20:448:44 PMavoid
Kāla20:448:44 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Lābha22:1710:17 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Udvega23:5011:50 PM–25:241:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:241:24 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Amṛta26:572:57 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Cara28:304:30 AM+1–30:046:04 AM+1neutral
Roga30:046:04 AM+1–31:377:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:377:37 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise19:117:11 PM sunsetsunrise 31:377:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:3212:32 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 25:581:58 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:408:40 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:3212:32 PM
Bālavauntil 23:3211:32 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:231:23 PM
Abhijit 13:001:00 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:117:11 PM–20:508:50 PM
Niśītha 25:001:00 AM+1–25:481:48 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:231:23 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:481:48 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:3212:32 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu25:58 01:581:58 AM SatPuṣya
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:408:40 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava12:3212:32 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra31:37 07:377:37 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 459
Day length
11 h 35 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
15:263:26 PM
Moonset
25:141:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:575:57 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:575:57 AM06:466:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:216:21 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:559:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:559:55 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4110:41 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:461:46 PM14:332:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM16:524:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:372:37 PM16:084:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:193:19 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:174:17 PM17:445:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:524:52 PM19:117:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:117:11 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:117:11 PM19:357:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:117:11 PM20:258:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4211:42 PM25:131:13 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:001:00 AM+125:481:48 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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