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May 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Kṛṣṇa to Vaiśākha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 15 May 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:445:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:108:10 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:108:10 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

13:091:09 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:091:09 PM
At noon, 13:091:09 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Maghā, 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 muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4112:41 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:313:31 PM–16:274:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla19:337:33 PM–21:219:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli20:138:13 PM–20:328:32 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:138:13 PM–21:129:12 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:066:06 AM–07:527:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:438:43 AM–10:3210:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:389:38 AM–11:2411:24 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4810:48 AM–11:4511:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:552:55 PM–16:414:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:274:27 PM–17:235:23 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

Śubha06:066:06 AM–07:527:52 AMgood
Roga07:527:52 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Udvega09:389:38 AM–11:2411:24 AMavoid
Cara11:2411:24 AM–13:101:10 PMneutral
Lābha13:101:10 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Amṛta14:552:55 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Kāla16:414:41 PM–18:276:27 PMavoid
Śubha18:276:27 PM–20:138:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta20:138:13 PM–21:279:27 PMgood
Cara21:279:27 PM–22:4110:41 PMneutral
Roga22:4110:41 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Kāla23:5511:55 PM–25:091:09 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:091:09 AM+1–26:232:23 AM+1good
Udvega26:232:23 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:373:37 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1good
Amṛta28:514:51 AM+1–30:066:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06 AM+1

06:066:06 AM sunrise20:138:13 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 08:108:10 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 22:1610:16 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 14:112:11 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:108:10 AM
Bālavauntil 21:269:26 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4112:41 PM–13:381:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:552:55 PM–16:414:41 PM
Pradoṣa 20:138:13 PM–21:329:32 PM
Niśītha 24:4512:45 AM+1–25:331:33 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:414:41 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 06 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:329:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:331:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī08:108:10 AMNavamī
NakṣatraMaghā22:1610:16 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaDhruva14:112:11 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava08:108:10 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:06 06:066:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 118
Day length
14 h 06 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
13:341:34 PM
Moonset
26:382:38 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:066:06 AM07:527:52 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:3210:32 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:2411:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4810:48 AM11:4511:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4112:41 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:342:34 PM17:235:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:552:55 PM16:414:41 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:313:31 PM16:274:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:274:27 PM17:235:23 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:235:23 PM20:138:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:337:33 PM21:219:21 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:138:13 PM21:329:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:138:13 PM20:328:32 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:138:13 PM21:129:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4512:45 AM+125:331:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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