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Wednesday 12 May 2004 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:487:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:296:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:296:29 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:504:50 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:157:15 AM–08:548:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3310:33 AM–12:1212:12 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:097:09 PM–20:468:46 PMa 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

Lābha05:365:36 AM–07:157:15 AMgood
Amṛta07:157:15 AM–08:548:54 AMgood
Kāla08:548:54 AM–10:3310:33 AMavoid
Śubha10:3310:33 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Roga12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMavoid
Udvega13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Cara15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PMneutral
Lābha17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Śubha20:098:09 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Amṛta21:309:30 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Cara22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1212:12 AM+1–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:321:32 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:144:14 AM+1good
Udvega28:144:14 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:296:29 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 11:5411:54 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 09:569:56 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:296:29 AM
Taitilauntil 18:046:04 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:511:51 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:296:29 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā11:5411:54 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaBrahma09:569:56 AMIndra
KaraṇaKaulava06:296:29 AMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 672
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
26:042:04 AM+1
Moonset
12:4412:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:157:15 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:5310:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3310:33 AM12:1212:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:097:09 PM20:468:46 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:504:50 AM+130:266:26 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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