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Thursday 2 May 2024 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:178:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:326:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:326:32 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:144:14 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:306:30 PM–20:018:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:057:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:497:49 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:415:41 AM–07:197:19 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:578:57 AM–10:3510:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:279:27 AM–10:5810:58 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:5410:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:501:50 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:153:15 PM–16:074:07 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

Śubha05:415:41 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Roga07:197:19 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Udvega08:578:57 AM–10:3510:35 AMavoid
Cara10:3510:35 AM–12:1212:12 PMneutral
Lābha12:1212:12 PM–13:501:50 PMgood
Amṛta13:501:50 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Kāla15:283:28 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Śubha17:065:06 PM–18:436:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:436:43 PM–20:068:06 PMgood
Cara20:068:06 PM–21:289:28 PMneutral
Roga21:289:28 PM–22:5010:50 PMavoid
Kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:1212:12+1 AM–25:341:34+1 AMgood
Udvega25:341:34+1 AM–26:562:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:562:56+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:194:19+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41+1 AM

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 29:415:41+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:326:32 AM
Navamīuntil 28:244:24+1 AM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:194:19+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 19:497:49 PM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 06:326:32 AM
Taitilauntil 17:305:30 PM
Garauntil 28:244:24+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:501:50 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  13. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī06:326:32 AMNavamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:19 04:194:19 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaŚukla19:497:49 PMBrahma
KaraṇaKaulava06:326:32 AMTaitila
VāraGuruvāra29:41 05:415:41 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 967
Day length
13 h 02 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:122:12+1 AM
Moonset
12:4012:40 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:415:41 AM07:197:19 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:3510:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:279:27 AM10:5810:58 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:5410:54 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:153:15 PM16:074:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:306:30 PM20:018:01 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:057:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:497:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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