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Thursday 11 May 1939 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5912:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:213:21 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:067:06 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:433:43 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:586:58 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:586:58 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2110:21 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:045:04 AM–06:486:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:328:32 AM–10:1710:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:429:42 AM–10:3710:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:3511:35 AM–13:231:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:451:45 PM–15:293:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:163:16 PM–16:114:11 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

Śubha05:045:04 AM–06:486:48 AMgood
Roga06:486:48 AM–08:328:32 AMavoid
Udvega08:328:32 AM–10:1710:17 AMavoid
Cara10:1710:17 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Amṛta13:451:45 PM–15:293:29 PMgood
Kāla15:293:29 PM–17:145:14 PMavoid
Śubha17:145:14 PM–18:586:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:586:58 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Cara20:148:14 PM–21:299:29 PMneutral
Roga21:299:29 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Kāla22:4510:45 PM–24:0012:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0012:00 AM+1–25:161:16 AM+1good
Udvega25:161:16 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:322:32 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1good
Amṛta27:473:47 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:035:03 AM+1

05:045:04 AM sunrise18:586:58 PM sunsetsunrise 29:035:03 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 07:067:06 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 07:197:19 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:102:10 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:451:45 PM–15:293:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:586:58 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:293:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī27:21 03:213:21 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa07:067:06 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚukla07:197:19 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava14:102:10 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:03 05:035:03 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 840 929
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:5912:59 AM+1
Moonset
11:3711:37 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:433:43 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:433:43 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:517:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:045:04 AM06:486:48 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:517:51 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:328:32 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:429:42 AM10:3710:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3511:35 AM13:231:23 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:241:24 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:293:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:163:16 PM16:114:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:586:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:586:58 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:586:58 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:586:58 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2110:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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