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April 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePhālguna Kṛṣṇa to Caitra KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 April 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Caitra Śukla Navamī

Budhavāra. Navamī began at 13:591:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:184:18 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rāma Navamī

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

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Navamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 09 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 107° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 107° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–05:555:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:253:25 PM–16:174:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:487:48 PM–20:098:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:487:48 PM–20:538:53 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:178:17 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3511:35 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4712:47 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:4910:49 PM–24:3712:37 AM+1a 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

Lābha06:396:39 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Amṛta08:178:17 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Kāla09:569:56 AM–11:3511:35 AMavoid
Śubha11:3511:35 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Udvega14:522:52 PM–16:304:30 PMavoid
Cara16:304:30 PM–18:096:09 PMneutral
Lābha18:096:09 PM–19:487:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:487:48 PM–21:099:09 PMavoid
Śubha21:099:09 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Amṛta22:3010:30 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Cara23:5111:51 PM–25:121:12 AM+1neutral
Roga25:121:12 AM+1–26:342:34 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:342:34 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:553:55 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Udvega29:165:16 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:396:39 AM sunrise19:487:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Navamīuntil 16:184:18 PM
Daśamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 08:248:24 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 29:095:09 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:184:18 PM
Taitilauntil 29:335:33 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 19:487:48 PM–21:149:14 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 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. SunriseNavamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. DaśamīTithi: Navamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 09 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:149:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Navamī16:184:18 PMDaśamī
NakṣatraPuṣya08:248:24 AMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla29:09 05:095:09 AM ThuGaṇḍa
KaraṇaKaulava16:184:18 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 089
Day length
13 h 09 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
13:551:55 PM
Moonset
27:323:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM05:555:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:5411:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4712:47 PM13:391:39 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:253:25 PM16:174:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:105:10 PM19:487:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:487:48 PM21:149:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:487:48 PM20:098:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:487:48 PM20:538:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:4910:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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