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Friday 28 April 2023 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:094:09 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

05:595:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:326:32 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:374:37 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:113:11 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:088:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:498:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:301:30+1 AM–27:173:17+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:427:42 AM–09:269:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:448:44 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:5312:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:211:21 PM–14:162:16 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:442:44 PM–16:314:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:214:21 PM–18:046:04 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara05:595:59 AM–07:427:42 AMneutral
Lābha07:427:42 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Amṛta09:269:26 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Kāla11:1011:10 AM–12:5312:53 PMavoid
Śubha12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Roga14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Udvega16:214:21 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid
Cara18:046:04 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:487:48 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Lābha22:2010:20 PM–23:3611:36 PMgood
Udvega23:3611:36 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:092:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:092:09+1 AM–27:253:25+1 AMgood
Cara27:253:25+1 AM–28:414:41+1 AMneutral
Roga28:414:41+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:575:57+1 AM

05:595:59 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 06:326:32 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 27:173:17+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 25:011:01+1 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:326:32 AM
Bālavauntil 19:437:43 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1011:10 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Abhijit 12:2612:26 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5312:53 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī06:326:32 AMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā27:17 03:173:17 AM SatMaghā
YogaGaṇḍa25:01 01:011:01 AM SatVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava06:326:32 AMBālava
VāraŚukravāra29:57 05:575:57 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 597
Day length
13 h 49 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:4112:41 PM
Moonset
27:233:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:374:37 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:374:37 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:448:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:448:44 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:448:44 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:5312:53 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2612:26 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:211:21 PM14:162:16 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:442:44 PM16:314:31 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:113:11 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:214:21 PM18:046:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:088:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:498:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:301:30+1 AM27:173:17+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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