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April 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 April 2001 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:215:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:467:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:315:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:186:18 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 278° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 278° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:156:15 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:156:15 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:232:23 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:067:06 AM–08:428:42 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1912:19 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:522:52 PM–15:433:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya15:333:33 PM–17:215:21 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

Amṛta05:315:31 AM–07:067:06 AMgood
Kāla07:067:06 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Śubha08:428:42 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Roga10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Udvega11:5311:53 AM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMneutral
Lābha15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Amṛta16:404:40 PM–18:156:15 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:156:15 PM–19:407:40 PMneutral
Roga19:407:40 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Kāla21:049:04 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Lābha22:2810:28 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Udvega23:5311:53 PM–25:171:17 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:171:17 AM+1–26:412:41 AM+1good
Amṛta26:412:41 AM+1–28:054:05 AM+1good
Cara28:054:05 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:305:30 AM+1

05:315:31 AM sunrise18:156:15 PM sunsetsunrise 29:305:30 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:467:46 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 11:0211:02 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 06:186:18 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:467:46 AM
Taitilauntil 21:039:03 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:067:06 AM–08:428:42 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:156:15 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:428:42 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:467:46 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā11:0211:02 AMŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha06:186:18 AMSādhya
KaraṇaKaulava07:467:46 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:30 05:305:30 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 550
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:501:50 AM+1
Moonset
12:0112:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:043:04 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
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:333:33 PM17:215:21 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:156:15 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:156:15 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:156:15 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:156:15 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:232:23 AM+128:114:11 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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