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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 20 April 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2810:28 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:346:34 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:583:58 AM–04:434:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:176:17 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:176:17 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:537:53 PM–21:279:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:408:40 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1610:16 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:2910:29 AM–12:0312:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:091:09 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:281:28 PM–15:053:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:433:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta05:275:27 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Śubha08:408:40 AM–10:1610:16 AMgood
Roga10:1610:16 AM–11:5211:52 AMavoid
Udvega11:5211:52 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Cara13:281:28 PM–15:053:05 PMneutral
Lābha15:053:05 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:176:17 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:176:17 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:059:05 PMavoid
Kāla21:059:05 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:151:15+1 AM–26:392:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:392:39+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMgood
Cara28:034:03+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise18:176:17 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:2810:28 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:346:34 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 18:396:39 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 10:2810:28 AM
Taitilauntil 21:549:54 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:408:40 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:176:17 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:408:40 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī10:2810:28 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:346:34 AMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya18:396:39 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava10:2810:28 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 458
Day length
12 h 50 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:331:33+1 AM
Moonset
12:0212:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:583:58 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:583:58 AM04:434:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:018:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:408:40 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:018:01 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2910:29 AM12:0312:03 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:091:09 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:053:05 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:522:52 PM15:433:43 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:176:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:176:17 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:176:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:176:17 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:537:53 PM21:279:27 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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