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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 14 April 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:091:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:592:59+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:002:00 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:044:04 PM–17:495:49 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:214:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:363:36+1 AM–29:235:23+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

Amṛta06:346:34 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–11:0911:09 AMgood
Roga11:0911:09 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Amṛta17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral
Roga20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:092:09+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:373:37+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Cara29:055:05+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:592:59+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 18:426:42 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 16:344:34 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:002:00 PM
Bavauntil 26:592:59+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī26:59 02:592:59 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu18:426:42 PMPuṣya
YogaSukarmā16:344:34 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:002:00 PMBava
VāraSomavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 087
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:4512:45 PM
Moonset
25:191:19+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0911:09 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:044:04 PM17:495:49 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:363:36+1 AM29:235:23+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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