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Tuesday 16 April 2024 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4211:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5512:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5512:55 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:479:47 PM–23:3211:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:218:21 AM–09:139:13 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:1911:19 AM–13:041:04 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:1412:14 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:283:28 PM–17:055:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:465:46 AM–07:237:23 AMavoid
Udvega07:237:23 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Cara09:009:00 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Amṛta12:1412:14 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Roga17:055:05 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:426:42 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Udvega21:289:28 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1412:14+1 AM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Cara25:361:36+1 AM–26:592:59+1 AMneutral
Roga26:592:59+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:224:22+1 AM–29:455:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:455:45+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:5512:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 28:464:46+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5512:55 PM
Bālavauntil 25:451:45+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:283:28 PM–17:055:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38+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. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:055:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:5512:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya28:46 04:464:46 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti22:4610:46 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava12:5512:55 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:45 05:455:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 951
Day length
12 h 56 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:5811:58 AM
Moonset
26:202:20+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:218:21 AM09:139:13 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1911:19 AM13:041:04 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1412:14 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:321:32 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:283:28 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:479:47 PM23:3211:32 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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