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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 4 April 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5612:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5212:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

Aṣṭamī covers 9 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:486:48 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5212:52 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:071:07 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:071:07 PM
At noon, 13:071:07 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 55% 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 muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:486:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:143:14 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:287:28 PM–19:507:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:287:28 PM–20:368:36 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1211:12 PM–24:5112:51+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:486:48 AM–08:238:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:486:48 AM–07:387:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:387:38 AM–08:298:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:589:58 AM–11:3311:33 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–16:184:18 PMYama’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

Kāla06:486:48 AM–08:238:23 AMavoid
Śubha08:238:23 AM–09:589:58 AMgood
Roga09:589:58 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Cara13:081:08 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Amṛta16:184:18 PM–17:535:53 PMgood
Kāla17:535:53 PM–19:287:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:287:28 PM–20:538:53 PMgood
Udvega20:538:53 PM–22:1710:17 PMavoid
Śubha22:1710:17 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:071:07+1 AMgood
Cara25:071:07+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMneutral
Roga26:322:32+1 AM–27:573:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:573:57+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:215:21+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:486:48 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:486:48 AM sunrise19:287:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:5212:52 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 25:411:41+1 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 17:585:58 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:5212:52 PM
Bālavauntil 25:081:08+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:589:58 AM–11:3311:33 AM
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:331:33 PM
Pradoṣa 19:287:28 PM–20:588:58 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43+1 AM–25:311:31+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3311:33 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:588:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:5212:52 PMNavamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu25:41 01:411:41 AM SunPuṣya
YogaAtigaṇḍa17:585:58 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava12:5212:52 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:46 06:466:46 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 442
Day length
12 h 40 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:4812:48 PM
Moonset
26:582:58+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM06:486:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:486:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:486:48 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:486:48 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:486:48 AM07:387:38 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:387:38 AM08:298:29 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:5211:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:131:13 PM14:522:52 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:143:14 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:287:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:287:28 PM20:588:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:287:28 PM19:507:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:287:28 PM20:368:36 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:5112:51+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43+1 AM25:311:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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