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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 12 April 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1510:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:228:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:207:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:4210:42 PM–24:1412:14+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:577:57 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0511:05 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:311:31 PM–15:033:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika14:142:14 PM–15:483:48 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:363:36 PM–16:264:26 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

Amṛta06:226:22 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Kāla07:577:57 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Roga11:0511:05 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:225:22 PMgood
Amṛta17:225:22 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:576:57 PM–20:228:22 PMneutral
Roga20:228:22 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Kāla21:489:48 PM–23:1411:14 PMavoid
Lābha23:1411:14 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Udvega24:3912:39+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:052:05+1 AM–27:303:30+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:303:30+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMgood
Cara28:564:56+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:226:22 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:228:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:504:50+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 08:138:13 AM
Siddhauntil 29:425:42+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:169:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:228:22 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:577:57 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:288:28 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:288:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:228:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:50 04:504:50 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaŚiva08:138:13 AMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava09:169:16 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 642
Day length
12 h 34 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:212:21+1 AM
Moonset
12:1812:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:577:57 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:311:31 PM15:033:03 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:142:14 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:363:36 PM16:264:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:288:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:207:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:4210:42 PM24:1412:14+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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