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Friday 20 April 1979 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3012:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:435:43 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 01 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:435:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:446:44 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:446:44 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:537:53 PM–21:239:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:217:21 AM–08:588:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:119:11 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:5210:52 AM–12:2212:22 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:293:29 PM–17:065:06 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

Cara05:435:43 AM–07:217:21 AMneutral
Lābha07:217:21 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Amṛta08:588:58 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Kāla10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMavoid
Śubha12:1312:13 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Roga13:511:51 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Cara17:065:06 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:446:44 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Kāla20:068:06 PM–21:289:28 PMavoid
Lābha21:289:28 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Udvega22:5110:51 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:351:35 AM+1good
Amṛta25:351:35 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1good
Cara26:572:57 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1neutral
Roga28:204:20 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:435:43 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:435:43 AM sunrise18:446:44 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 07:067:06 AM
Śravaṇauntil 29:405:40 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 18:596:59 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Taitilauntil 21:239:23 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3610:36 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:446:44 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:1312:13 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:3912:39 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 01 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  13. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī10:2810:28 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā07:067:06 AMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya18:596:59 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava10:2810:28 AMTaitila
VāraŚukravāra29:42 05:425:42 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 518
Day length
13 h 01 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:012:01 AM+1
Moonset
12:1612:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:435:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:435:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:435:43 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:217:21 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:119:11 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM12:1312:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5210:52 AM12:2212:22 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3912:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:084:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:293:29 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:084:08 PM18:446:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:446:44 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:446:44 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:446:44 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:537:53 PM21:239:23 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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