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Friday 24 April 1942 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:162:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:553:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:553:55 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:5612:56 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:5612:56 PM
At noon, 12:5612:56 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 54% 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 muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:259:25 AM–11:1011:10 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:073:07 PM–16:004:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:307:30 PM–19:517:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:307:30 PM–20:358:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:018:01 AM–09:399:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:5612:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:221:22 PM–14:152:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:134:13 PM–17:515:51 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:036:03+1 AM–31:467:46+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

Cara06:236:23 AM–08:018:01 AMneutral
Lābha08:018:01 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–11:1811:18 AMgood
Kāla11:1811:18 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Śubha12:5612:56 PM–14:352:35 PMgood
Roga14:352:35 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Udvega16:134:13 PM–17:515:51 PMavoid
Cara17:515:51 PM–19:307:30 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:307:30 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Kāla20:518:51 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Lābha22:1310:13 PM–23:3411:34 PMgood
Udvega23:3411:34 PM–24:5612:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5612:56+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:172:17+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Cara27:393:39+1 AM–29:005:00+1 AMneutral
Roga29:005:00+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise19:307:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:553:55 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 16:254:25 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 21:379:37 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:553:55 PM
Bālavauntil 28:314:31+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:1811:18 AM–12:5612:56 PM
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:307:30 PM–20:578:57 PM
Niśītha 24:3212:32+1 AM–25:201:20+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5612:56 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:578:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:201:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:553:55 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya16:254:25 PMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla21:379:37 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava15:553:55 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra30:22 06:226:22 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1999
Śaka
1864
Kali
5043
Ahargaṇa
1 842 008
Day length
13 h 07 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:5512:55 PM
Moonset
26:272:27+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:259:25 AM11:1011:10 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:1811:18 AM12:5612:56 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:221:22 PM14:152:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:152:15 PM16:524:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:073:07 PM16:004:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:134:13 PM17:515:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:524:52 PM19:307:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:307:30 PM20:578:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:307:30 PM19:517:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:307:30 PM20:358:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3212:32+1 AM25:201:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:036:03+1 AM31:467:46+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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