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April 1949 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 6 April 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:214:21 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:313:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1110:11 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:324:32 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:116:11 PM–18:346:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:116:11 PM–19:207:20 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3111:31 AM–12:2112:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0110:01 PM–23:3611:36 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

Lābha05:415:41 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Amṛta07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMgood
Kāla08:488:48 AM–10:2210:22 AMavoid
Śubha10:2210:22 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Roga11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Cara15:033:03 PM–16:374:37 PMneutral
Lābha16:374:37 PM–18:116:11 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:116:11 PM–19:377:37 PMavoid
Śubha19:377:37 PM–21:039:03 PMgood
Amṛta21:039:03 PM–22:2910:29 PMgood
Cara22:2910:29 PM–23:5511:55 PMneutral
Roga23:5511:55 PM–25:211:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:211:21+1 AM–26:482:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:482:48+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMgood
Udvega28:144:14+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40+1 AM

05:415:41 AM sunrise18:116:11 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:313:31+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 10:1110:11 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 21:499:49 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:014:01 PM
Bavauntil 27:313:31+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:116:11 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 30 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī27:31 03:313:31 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā10:1110:11 AMPunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa21:499:49 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:014:01 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:40 05:405:40 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2006
Śaka
1871
Kali
5050
Ahargaṇa
1 844 547
Day length
12 h 30 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:0411:04 AM
Moonset
25:231:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:324:32 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:118:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:118:11 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM18:116:11 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:116:11 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:116:11 PM18:346:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:116:11 PM19:207:20 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0110:01 PM23:3611:36 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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