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Sunday 17 April 2005 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2610:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5012:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

04:504:50 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5012:50 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 13 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSapporo11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:263:26 AM–04:084:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:473:47 AM–04:504:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–12:0212:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:196:19 PM–18:406:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:196:19 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:308:30 PM–22:1710:17 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya09:449:44 AM–11:3111:31 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3511:35 AM–13:161:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:572:57 PM–16:384:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:314:31 PM–17:255:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:384:38 PM–18:196:19 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

Udvega04:504:50 AM–06:326:32 AMavoid
Cara06:326:32 AM–08:138:13 AMneutral
Lābha08:138:13 AM–09:549:54 AMgood
Amṛta09:549:54 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Kāla11:3511:35 AM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Śubha13:161:16 PM–14:572:57 PMgood
Roga14:572:57 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Udvega16:384:38 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:196:19 PM–19:387:38 PMgood
Amṛta19:387:38 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Cara20:568:56 PM–22:1510:15 PMneutral
Roga22:1510:15 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Kāla23:3411:34 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMgood
Udvega26:112:11+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:303:30+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:504:50 AM to 28:494:49+1 AM

04:504:50 AM sunrise18:196:19 PM sunsetsunrise 28:494:49+1 AM
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:5012:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:403:40+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 20:228:22 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5012:50 PM
Bālavauntil 26:012:01+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–12:0212:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:384:38 PM–18:196:19 PM
Pradoṣa 18:196:19 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:1011:10 PM–23:5811:58 PM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:0212:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:196:19 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 28 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5811:58 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:5012:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:40 03:403:40 AM MonĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti20:228:22 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava12:5012:50 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra28:49 04:494:49 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 012
Day length
13 h 28 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:3710:37 AM
Moonset
26:152:15+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:263:26 AM04:504:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:263:26 AM04:084:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:473:47 AM04:504:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:504:50 AM07:327:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:327:32 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:449:44 AM11:3111:31 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM12:0212:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:572:57 PM16:384:38 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM18:196:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:314:31 PM17:255:25 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:384:38 PM18:196:19 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:196:19 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:196:19 PM18:406:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:196:19 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:308:30 PM22:1710:17 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1011:10 PM23:5811:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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