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Saturday 12 April 2008 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:552:55+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:323:32 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 87° 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 Revatī and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 49% 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 muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:238:23 PM–21:569:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:356:35 AM–08:068:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:356:35 AM–07:237:23 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:237:23 AM–08:128:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0611:06 AM–12:3912:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 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

Kāla06:356:35 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Śubha08:068:06 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Roga09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Udvega11:1011:10 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Kāla17:175:17 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Śubha21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Amṛta23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Cara24:4112:41+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMneutral
Roga26:092:09+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:383:38+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:065:06+1 AM–30:346:34+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:346:34+1 AM

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 22:4310:43 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 23:2811:28 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 15:323:32 PM
Bavauntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1011:10 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  8. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī26:55 02:552:55 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu22:4310:43 PMPuṣya
YogaSukarmā23:2811:28 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi15:323:32 PMBava
VāraŚanivāra30:34 06:346:34 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 103
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:4212:42 PM
Moonset
25:281:28+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:356:35 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:356:35 AM07:237:23 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:237:23 AM08:128:12 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0611:06 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:238:23 PM21:569:56 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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