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Tuesday 22 April 2014 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:432:43 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:426:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:523:52 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 46° above N. Day length 11 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:426:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5311:53 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:091:09 PM–14:392:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:485:48 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:485:48 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:558:55 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1512:15 PM–13:381:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:013:01 PM–16:254:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:5410:54 PM–24:2412:24 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5810:58 PM–23:4911:49 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

Roga06:426:42 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:1512:15 PMgood
Amṛta12:1512:15 PM–13:381:38 PMgood
Kāla13:381:38 PM–15:013:01 PMavoid
Śubha15:013:01 PM–16:254:25 PMgood
Roga16:254:25 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:485:48 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Lābha19:257:25 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Udvega21:029:02 PM–22:3810:38 PMavoid
Śubha22:3810:38 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1512:15 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1good
Cara25:521:52 AM+1–27:293:29 AM+1neutral
Roga27:293:29 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:065:06 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:426:42 AM sunrise17:485:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 19:097:09 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 27:163:16 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:523:52 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:432:43 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5311:53 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:013:01 PM–16:254:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:485:48 PM–19:317:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:254:25 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 06 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:317:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:43 02:432:43 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā19:097:09 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya27:16 03:163:16 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaBālava15:523:52 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2071
Śaka
1936
Kali
5115
Ahargaṇa
1 868 304
Day length
11 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:1412:14 AM+1
Moonset
12:5712:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:426:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:426:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:426:42 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:558:55 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1512:15 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:091:09 PM14:392:39 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:013:01 PM16:254:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:485:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:485:48 PM19:317:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:485:48 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:485:48 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:5410:54 PM24:2412:24 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5810:58 PM23:4911:49 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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