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September 1987 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Tuesday 15 September 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:576:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:408:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:447:44 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 29 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 272° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 272° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:274:27 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4811:48 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:243:24 PM–17:105:10 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:516:51 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:298:29 AM–09:199:19 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:069:06 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1312:13 PM–13:471:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:213:21 PM–16:544:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0511:05 PM–23:5111:51 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

Roga05:595:59 AM–07:327:32 AMavoid
Udvega07:327:32 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Cara09:069:06 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–12:1312:13 PMgood
Amṛta12:1312:13 PM–13:471:47 PMgood
Kāla13:471:47 PM–15:213:21 PMavoid
Śubha15:213:21 PM–16:544:54 PMgood
Roga16:544:54 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:286:28 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid
Lābha19:547:54 PM–21:219:21 PMgood
Udvega21:219:21 PM–22:4710:47 PMavoid
Śubha22:4710:47 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1412:14 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Cara25:401:40 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1neutral
Roga27:073:07 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:334:33 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:408:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:041:04 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 21:269:26 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:447:44 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:408:40 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4811:48 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:213:21 PM–16:544:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:544:54 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 29 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:408:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:04 01:041:04 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaSiddhi21:269:26 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava07:447:44 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:00 06:006:00 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2044
Śaka
1909
Kali
5088
Ahargaṇa
1 858 588
Day length
12 h 29 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
22:5710:57 PM
Moonset
14:012:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:274:27 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:274:27 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:298:29 AM09:199:19 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:069:06 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1312:13 PM13:471:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:213:21 PM16:544:54 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:243:24 PM17:105:10 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:516:51 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0511:05 PM23:5111:51 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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