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Sunday 3 May 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:385:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:416:41 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:411:41 PM

Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:596:59 AM–08:398:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:283:28 PM–16:224:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:028:02 PM–20:238:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:028:02 PM–21:049:04 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:101:10 PM–14:532:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika16:364:36 PM–18:196:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:126:12 PM–19:077:07 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:196:19 PM–20:028:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:303:30 AM+1–29:135:13 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

Udvega06:186:18 AM–08:018:01 AMavoid
Cara08:018:01 AM–09:449:44 AMneutral
Lābha09:449:44 AM–11:2711:27 AMgood
Amṛta11:2711:27 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Kāla13:101:10 PM–14:532:53 PMavoid
Śubha14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Roga16:364:36 PM–18:196:19 PMavoid
Udvega18:196:19 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:028:02 PM–21:199:19 PMgood
Amṛta21:199:19 PM–22:3610:36 PMgood
Cara22:3610:36 PM–23:5311:53 PMneutral
Roga23:5311:53 PM–25:101:10 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:101:10 AM+1–26:262:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:262:26 AM+1–27:433:43 AM+1good
Udvega27:433:43 AM+1–29:005:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:005:00 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:186:18 AM sunrise20:028:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 13:411:41 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 27:493:49 AM+1
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:046:04 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:196:19 PM–20:028:02 PM
Pradoṣa 20:028:02 PM–21:249:24 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:028:02 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  10. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraPuṣya13:411:41 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa27:49 03:493:49 AM MonVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:046:04 PMBava
VāraRavivāra30:17 06:176:17 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 471
Day length
13 h 44 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:3112:31 PM
Moonset
26:232:23 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:596:59 AM08:398:39 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:175:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:283:28 PM16:224:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:364:36 PM18:196:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:175:17 PM20:028:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:126:12 PM19:077:07 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:196:19 PM20:028:02 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:028:02 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:028:02 PM20:238:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:028:02 PM21:049:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:303:30 AM+129:135:13 AM+1sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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