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April 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 2 April 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 10:1310:13 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:068:06 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:068:06 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:046:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:415:41 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2011:20 AM–12:5012:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:143:14 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:358:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:599:59 AM–11:3411:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0211:02 AM–11:5311:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:432:43 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–16:554:55 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

Śubha06:506:50 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:599:59 AMavoid
Udvega09:599:59 AM–11:3411:34 AMavoid
Cara11:3411:34 AM–13:081:08 PMneutral
Lābha13:081:08 PM–14:432:43 PMgood
Amṛta14:432:43 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–17:525:52 PMavoid
Śubha17:525:52 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:267:26 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Cara20:528:52 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–23:4211:42 PMavoid
Kāla23:4211:42 PM–25:071:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:071:07 AM+1–26:332:33 AM+1good
Udvega26:332:33 AM+1–27:583:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:583:58 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Amṛta29:235:23 AM+1–30:486:48 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:486:48 AM+1

06:506:50 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:068:06 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:026:02 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 20:468:46 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 16:574:57 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:068:06 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:047:04 PM
Bavauntil 30:026:02 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:432:43 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:578:57 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43 AM+1–25:311:31 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:578:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī08:068:06 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā20:468:46 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana16:574:57 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija08:068:06 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:48 06:486:48 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 458
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:4211:42 AM
Moonset
26:482:48 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:046:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:415:41 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:5311:53 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:599:59 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0211:02 AM11:5311:53 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM12:5012:50 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:242:24 PM16:554:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:143:14 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM16:554:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:554:55 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:578:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:358:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43 AM+125:311:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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