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Wednesday 1 May 2024 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:473:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:022:02+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:125:12 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:572:57 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:493:49 AM–04:314:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:125:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:123:12 PM–16:444:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya06:006:00 AM–07:327:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:378:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1910:19 AM–12:0212:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3411:34 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:441:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:574:57+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:125:12 AM–06:556:55 AMgood
Amṛta06:556:55 AM–08:378:37 AMgood
Kāla08:378:37 AM–10:1910:19 AMavoid
Śubha10:1910:19 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Roga12:0212:02 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Udvega13:441:44 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Cara15:263:26 PM–17:095:09 PMneutral
Lābha17:095:09 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:516:51 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Śubha20:088:08 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Amṛta21:269:26 PM–22:4410:44 PMgood
Cara22:4410:44 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0112:01+1 AM–25:191:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:191:19+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:362:36+1 AM–27:543:54+1 AMgood
Udvega27:543:54+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11+1 AM

05:125:12 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:115:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 26:022:02+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 25:111:11+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 18:016:01 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:572:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:022:02+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0212:02 PM–13:441:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:441:44 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 39 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī26:02 02:022:02 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa25:11 01:111:11 AM ThuDhaniṣṭhā
YogaŚubha18:016:01 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBālava14:572:57 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:11 05:115:11 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 966
Day length
13 h 39 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:521:52+1 AM
Moonset
11:0611:06 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:493:49 AM05:125:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:493:49 AM04:314:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:125:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:125:12 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:006:00 AM07:327:32 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:378:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1910:19 AM12:0212:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:074:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:123:12 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:074:07 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:574:57+1 AM30:286:28+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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