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Wednesday 22 March 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:424:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:424:42 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:502:50 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:334:33 PM–18:086:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:296:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–08:588:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0011:00 AM–12:3512:35 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:2512:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMRāhu’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

Lābha05:565:56 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Amṛta07:277:27 AM–08:588:58 AMgood
Kāla08:588:58 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Roga12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–15:033:03 PMavoid
Cara15:033:03 PM–16:344:34 PMneutral
Lābha16:344:34 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:056:05 PM–19:347:34 PMavoid
Śubha19:347:34 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Amṛta21:029:02 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0012:00 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:281:28 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:572:57 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1good
Udvega28:264:26 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:565:56 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 16:424:42 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 26:272:27 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 17:025:02 PM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:424:42 PM
Bālavauntil 28:214:21 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0012:00 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:407:40 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:407:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī16:424:42 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā26:27 02:272:27 AM ThuPunarvasu
YogaSaubhāgya17:025:02 PMŚobhana
KaraṇaBava16:424:42 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 852 933
Day length
12 h 09 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:2711:27 AM
Moonset
25:351:35 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:277:27 AM08:588:58 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0011:00 AM12:3512:35 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:2512:25 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:502:50 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:334:33 PM18:086:08 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:407:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:296:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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