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August 1979 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 August 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:283:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:462:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:315:31 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:462:46 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 275° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 275° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:294:29 AM–05:315:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:347:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:168:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:147:14 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:071:07 PM–14:442:44 PMa 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

Lābha05:315:31 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Amṛta07:147:14 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMgood
Roga12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMavoid
Udvega14:052:05 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Cara15:483:48 PM–17:315:31 PMneutral
Lābha17:315:31 PM–19:147:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:147:14 PM–20:318:31 PMavoid
Śubha20:318:31 PM–21:489:48 PMgood
Amṛta21:489:48 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2312:23 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:401:40 AM+1–26:572:57 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:572:57 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Udvega28:154:15 AM+1–29:325:32 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32 AM+1

05:315:31 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 29:325:32 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 14:462:46 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 27:293:29 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 14:462:46 PM
Taitilauntil 26:402:40 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:368:36 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:052:05 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:368:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī14:462:46 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā25:16 01:161:16 AM ThuRohiṇī
YogaDhruva27:29 03:293:29 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava14:462:46 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra29:32 05:325:32 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2036
Śaka
1901
Kali
5080
Ahargaṇa
1 855 635
Day length
13 h 43 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
24:0212:02 AM+1
Moonset
13:161:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:315:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:294:29 AM05:315:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:315:31 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:147:14 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2212:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2212:22 PM14:052:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:071:07 PM14:442:44 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:451:45 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:368:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:347:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:168:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:2712:27 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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