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Tuesday 16 April 2024 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:429:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5510:55 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

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 96° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1912:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:329:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:038:03 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:428:42 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:199:19 AM–11:0411:04 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4510:45 PM–23:3011:30 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

Roga05:305:30 AM–07:067:06 AMavoid
Udvega07:067:06 AM–08:428:42 AMavoid
Cara08:428:42 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Amṛta11:5311:53 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Kāla13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Śubha15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMgood
Roga16:404:40 PM–18:166:16 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:166:16 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Lābha19:407:40 PM–21:049:04 PMgood
Udvega21:049:04 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Cara25:171:17+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMneutral
Roga26:412:41+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:054:05+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29+1 AM

05:305:30 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 10:5510:55 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 26:462:46+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:468:46 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:5510:55 AM
Bālavauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1912:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1912:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:404:40 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī10:5510:55 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya26:46 02:462:46 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti20:468:46 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava10:5510:55 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 951
Day length
12 h 45 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:5511:55 AM
Moonset
25:491:49+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:038:03 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:428:42 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:199:19 AM11:0411:04 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1912:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4510:45 PM23:3011:30 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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