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April 2006 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 5 April 2006 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:267:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:468:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5812:58 PM

The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5812:58 PM
At noon, 12:5812:58 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:073:07 PM–15:583:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:247:24 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:247:24 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:244:24+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:098:09 AM–09:469:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2211:22 AM–12:5812:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3312:33 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:352:35 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:565:56 PM–19:417:41 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

Lābha06:336:33 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Amṛta08:098:09 AM–09:469:46 AMgood
Kāla09:469:46 AM–11:2211:22 AMavoid
Śubha11:2211:22 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Roga12:5812:58 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Udvega14:352:35 PM–16:114:11 PMavoid
Cara16:114:11 PM–17:485:48 PMneutral
Lābha17:485:48 PM–19:247:24 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:247:24 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Śubha20:478:47 PM–22:1110:11 PMgood
Amṛta22:1110:11 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Cara23:3411:34 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5812:58+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:212:21+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:443:44+1 AM–29:085:08+1 AMgood
Udvega29:085:08+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise19:247:24 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:468:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 20:148:14 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:018:01 AM
Bavauntil 20:468:46 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5812:58 PM–14:352:35 PM
Pradoṣa 19:247:24 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 24:3412:34+1 AM–25:221:22+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:352:35 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 51 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:221:22+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:468:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasupast sunrisePuṣya
YogaAtigaṇḍa20:148:14 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:018:01 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 365
Day length
12 h 51 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3511:35 AM
Moonset
27:273:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:469:46 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:4111:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2211:22 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3312:33 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3412:34 PM13:221:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5812:58 PM14:352:35 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:504:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:073:07 PM15:583:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:504:50 PM19:247:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:565:56 PM19:417:41 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:247:24 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:247:24 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:247:24 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3412:34+1 AM25:221:22+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:244:24+1 AM30:086:08+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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