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

Monday 12 April 2004 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:159:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:227:22 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:137:13 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 273° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 273° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:074:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:418:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:429:42 PM–23:1411:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:138:13 AM–09:519:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2811:28 AM–13:051:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3112:31 PM–14:032:03 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:311:31 PM–14:232:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:432:43 PM–16:204:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:074:07 PM–16:594:59 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

Amṛta06:366:36 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Kāla08:138:13 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Śubha09:519:51 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Roga11:2811:28 AM–13:051:05 PMavoid
Udvega13:051:05 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Cara14:432:43 PM–16:204:20 PMneutral
Lābha16:204:20 PM–17:585:58 PMgood
Amṛta17:585:58 PM–19:357:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:357:35 PM–20:578:57 PMneutral
Roga20:578:57 PM–22:2010:20 PMavoid
Kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Lābha23:4211:42 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Udvega25:051:05 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:272:27 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1good
Amṛta27:503:50 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1good
Cara29:125:12 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:227:22 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 27:503:50 AM+1
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 07:137:13 AM
Siddhauntil 28:424:42 AM+1
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:168:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 19:227:22 PM
Taitilauntil 30:346:34 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:138:13 AM–09:519:51 AM
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:039:03 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:519:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:311:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 59 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:039:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  13. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  14. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī19:227:22 PMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā27:50 03:503:50 AM TueŚravaṇa
YogaŚiva07:137:13 AMSiddha
KaraṇaBālava08:168:16 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:34 06:346:34 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 59 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
27:263:26 AM+1
Moonset
12:0712:07 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3112:31 PM14:032:03 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:311:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:311:31 PM14:232:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:204:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:153:15 PM16:074:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:074:07 PM16:594:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:039:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:418:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:429:42 PM23:1411:14 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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