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May 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 3 May 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:3812:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:411:41+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:175:17 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:418:41 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:503:50 AM–04:334:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:124:12 AM–05:175:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:297:29 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5011:50 AM–13:281:28 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:073:07 PM–16:454:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:394:39 PM–17:315:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:454:45 PM–18:236:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3010:30 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMa 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

Udvega05:175:17 AM–06:556:55 AMavoid
Cara06:556:55 AM–08:348:34 AMneutral
Lābha08:348:34 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:281:28 PMavoid
Śubha13:281:28 PM–15:073:07 PMgood
Roga15:073:07 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid
Udvega16:454:45 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:236:23 PM–19:457:45 PMgood
Amṛta19:457:45 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Cara21:079:07 PM–22:2810:28 PMneutral
Roga22:2810:28 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:111:11+1 AM–26:332:33+1 AMgood
Udvega26:332:33+1 AM–27:553:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:553:55+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:175:17 AM to 29:165:16+1 AM

05:175:17 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 29:165:16+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:411:41+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 08:418:41 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:041:04 PM
Bavauntil 25:411:41+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:454:45 PM–18:236:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:236:23 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:41 01:411:41 AM MonNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya08:418:41 AMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa22:4910:49 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:041:04 PMBava
VāraRavivāra29:16 05:165:16 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 471
Day length
13 h 06 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:3811:38 AM
Moonset
24:5312:53+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:503:50 AM05:175:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:503:50 AM04:334:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:124:12 AM05:175:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:175:17 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:463:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:073:07 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:463:46 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:394:39 PM17:315:31 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:454:45 PM18:236:23 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:297:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3010:30 PM24:1312:13+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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