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Wednesday 15 May 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:161:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2111:21 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:005:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2111:21 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Maghā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:403:40 AM–04:204:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:005:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:227:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:197:19 PM–20:508:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:308:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1410:14 AM–11:4511:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1610:16 AM–12:0112:01 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3311:33 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0112:01 PM–13:461:46 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

Lābha05:005:00 AM–06:456:45 AMgood
Amṛta06:456:45 AM–08:308:30 AMgood
Kāla08:308:30 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Roga12:0112:01 PM–13:461:46 PMavoid
Udvega13:461:46 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Cara15:313:31 PM–17:175:17 PMneutral
Lābha17:175:17 PM–19:027:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:027:02 PM–20:168:16 PMavoid
Śubha20:168:16 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Amṛta21:319:31 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Cara22:4610:46 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0012:00+1 AM–25:151:15+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:151:15+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:302:30+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Udvega27:443:44+1 AM–28:594:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:005:00 AM to 28:594:59+1 AM

05:005:00 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 28:594:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:2111:21 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 21:359:35 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 13:351:35 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2111:21 AM
Bālavauntil 22:1610:16 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0112:01 PM–13:461:46 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:461:46 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:2111:21 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā21:359:35 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhruva13:351:35 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:2111:21 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra28:59 04:594:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 299
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
12:1912:19 PM
Moonset
25:191:19+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:403:40 AM05:005:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:403:40 AM04:204:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:005:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:005:00 AM07:487:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:487:48 AM10:3710:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1410:14 AM11:4511:45 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:461:46 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:227:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:197:19 PM20:508:50 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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