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Wednesday 15 May 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:506:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:538:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:555:55 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:173:17 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:068:06 PM–20:258:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:068:06 PM–21:039:03 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–09:159:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:207:20 PM–21:079:07 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

Lābha05:385:38 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Amṛta07:277:27 AM–09:159:15 AMgood
Kāla09:159:15 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Śubha11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Roga12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Udvega14:402:40 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Cara16:294:29 PM–18:176:17 PMneutral
Lābha18:176:17 PM–20:068:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:068:06 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Śubha21:179:17 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Amṛta22:2910:29 PM–23:4011:40 PMgood
Cara23:4011:40 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5212:52 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:032:03 AM+1–27:143:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:143:14 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Udvega28:264:26 AM+1–29:375:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37 AM+1

05:385:38 AM sunrise20:068:06 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:538:53 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 05:555:55 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 22:5310:53 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:487:48 AM
Bavauntil 20:538:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PM
Pradoṣa 20:068:06 PM–21:229:22 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:402:40 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:229:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī20:538:53 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā05:555:55 AMMaghā
YogaDhruva22:5310:53 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:487:48 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 980
Day length
14 h 28 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:2912:29 PM
Moonset
26:322:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:277:27 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0411:04 AM12:5212:52 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:125:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:173:17 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:125:12 PM20:068:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:207:20 PM21:079:07 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:068:06 PM21:229:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:068:06 PM20:258:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:068:06 PM21:039:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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