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Monday 29 March 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:074:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:236:23 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:533:53 PM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:167:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–20:038:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:078:07 AM–09:399:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1111:11 AM–12:4412:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:081:08 PM–13:571:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:162:16 PM–15:483:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:254:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:045:04 AM+1–30:496:49 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:356:35 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Kāla08:078:07 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Śubha09:399:39 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Roga11:1111:11 AM–12:4412:44 PMavoid
Udvega12:4412:44 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Cara14:162:16 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Amṛta17:205:20 PM–18:526:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:526:52 PM–20:208:20 PMneutral
Roga20:208:20 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Kāla21:489:48 PM–23:1511:15 PMavoid
Lābha23:1511:15 PM–24:4312:43 AM+1good
Udvega24:4312:43 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:112:11 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Amṛta27:383:38 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Cara29:065:06 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 18:236:23 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 15:533:53 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 18:406:40 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 18:236:23 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:078:07 AM–09:399:39 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19 AM+1–25:071:07 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. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:399:39 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:081:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī18:236:23 PMNavamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā15:533:53 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana18:406:40 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava18:236:23 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 628
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:2112:21 PM
Moonset
26:182:18 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:3011:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:4412:44 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:081:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2012:20 PM13:081:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:081:08 PM13:571:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:571:57 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:167:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM20:038:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19 AM+125:071:07 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:045:04 AM+130:496:49 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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