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Sunday 17 April 2005 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:565:56 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:208:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:208:20 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:084:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:004:00 PM–17:475:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:397:39 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:397:39 PM–20:448:44 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:041:04 PM–14:432:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:224:22 PM–18:006:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:545:54 PM–18:466:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:006:00 PM–19:397:39 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

Udvega06:306:30 AM–08:088:08 AMavoid
Cara08:088:08 AM–09:479:47 AMneutral
Lābha09:479:47 AM–11:2611:26 AMgood
Amṛta11:2611:26 AM–13:041:04 PMgood
Kāla13:041:04 PM–14:432:43 PMavoid
Śubha14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Roga16:224:22 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid
Udvega18:006:00 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:397:39 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Amṛta21:009:00 PM–22:2110:21 PMgood
Cara22:2110:21 PM–23:4211:42 PMneutral
Roga23:4211:42 PM–25:041:04 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:041:04 AM+1–26:252:25 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:252:25 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Udvega27:463:46 AM+1–29:075:07 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:075:07 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:306:30 AM sunrise19:397:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:208:20 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 23:1011:10 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 15:523:52 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:208:20 AM
Bālavauntil 21:319:31 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:301:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:006:00 PM–19:397:39 PM
Pradoṣa 19:397:39 PM–21:059:05 PM
Niśītha 24:4012:40 AM+1–25:281:28 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:397:39 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:059:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:281:28 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:208:20 AMNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya23:1011:10 PMĀśleṣā
YogaDhṛti15:523:52 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava08:208:20 AMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:28 06:286:28 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 012
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:4712:47 PM
Moonset
27:313:31 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:301:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4012:40 PM13:281:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:041:04 PM14:432:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:084:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:004:00 PM17:475:47 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:224:22 PM18:006:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:397:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:545:54 PM18:466:46 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:006:00 PM19:397:39 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:397:39 PM21:059:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:397:39 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:397:39 PM20:448:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4012:40 AM+125:281:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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