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April 2008 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 28 April 2008 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:3810:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3511:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1211:12 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:374:37 PM–18:196:19 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta06:296:29 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Kāla08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Śubha09:339:33 AM–11:0611:06 AMgood
Roga11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Udvega12:3812:38 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMneutral
Lābha15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMgood
Amṛta17:155:15 PM–18:476:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:476:47 PM–20:158:15 PMneutral
Roga20:158:15 PM–21:439:43 PMavoid
Kāla21:439:43 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Lābha23:1011:10 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3812:38+1 AM–26:062:06+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:062:06+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:333:33+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood
Cara29:015:01+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:3511:35 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 27:393:39+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 24:0712:07+1 AM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:1211:12 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:3511:35 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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 09:339:33 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:3511:35 PMNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa27:39 03:393:39 AM TueDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚubha24:07 00:0712:07 AM TueŚukla
KaraṇaBālava11:1211:12 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:29 06:296:29 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 119
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:351:35+1 AM
Moonset
12:5212:52 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0611:06 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:374:37 PM18:196:19 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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