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

Monday 20 April 1998 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3712:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5811:58 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:048:04 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 277° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 277° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3712:37 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:417:41 PM–20:038:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:417:41 PM–20:458:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:239:23 PM–22:5710:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5911:59 AM–13:331:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:301:30 PM–14:232:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:094:09 PM–17:025:02 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

Amṛta06:266:26 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Udvega13:041:04 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 PMneutral
Lābha16:224:22 PM–18:026:02 PMgood
Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:417:41 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:417:41 PM–21:029:02 PMneutral
Roga21:029:02 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Lābha23:4211:42 PM–25:031:03+1 AMgood
Udvega25:031:03+1 AM–26:232:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:232:23+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:443:44+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Cara29:045:04+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise19:417:41 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:5811:58 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 08:048:04 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 20:098:09 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:5811:58 AM
Taitilauntil 23:2411:24 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:3712:37 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:417:41 PM–21:079:07 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39+1 AM–25:271:27+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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:079:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī11:5811:58 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā08:048:04 AMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya20:098:09 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava11:5811:58 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 458
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:592:59+1 AM
Moonset
12:5512:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:4411:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5911:59 AM13:331:33 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:301:30 PM14:232:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:025:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:094:09 PM17:025:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:025:02 PM19:417:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:417:41 PM21:079:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:417:41 PM20:038:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:417:41 PM20:458:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:239:23 PM22:5710:57 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39+1 AM25:271:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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