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Saturday 18 April 2009 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:504:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:207:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:536:53 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

13:041:04 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:041:04 PM
At noon, 13:041:04 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 279° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 279° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3812:38 PM–13:301:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:448:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0010:00 PM–23:4711:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:286:28 AM–08:078:07 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:217:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:217:21 AM–08:148:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:469:46 AM–11:2511:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–13:061:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 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

Kāla06:286:28 AM–08:078:07 AMavoid
Śubha08:078:07 AM–09:469:46 AMgood
Roga09:469:46 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Udvega11:2511:25 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Cara13:041:04 PM–14:432:43 PMneutral
Lābha14:432:43 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Amṛta16:224:22 PM–18:016:01 PMgood
Kāla18:016:01 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:407:40 PM–21:019:01 PMgood
Udvega21:019:01 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:4211:42 PMgood
Amṛta23:4211:42 PM–25:031:03 AM+1good
Cara25:031:03 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1neutral
Roga26:242:24 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:453:45 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:065:06 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:286:28 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 07:207:20 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:536:53 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 23:4911:49 PM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 07:207:20 AM
Taitilauntil 20:278:27 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:469:46 AM–11:2511:25 AM
Abhijit 12:3812:38 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39 AM+1–25:271:27 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2511:25 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:301:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī07:207:20 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:536:53 AMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya23:4911:49 PMŚubha
KaraṇaKaulava07:207:20 AMTaitila
VāraŚanivāra30:27 06:276:27 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 474
Day length
13 h 12 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
27:103:10 AM+1
Moonset
12:5812:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:286:28 AM08:078:07 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:286:28 AM07:217:21 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:217:21 AM08:148:14 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:469:46 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM13:061:06 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:232:23 PM17:015:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:432:43 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:015:01 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:448:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0010:00 PM23:4711:47 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39 AM+125:271:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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