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August 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 August 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 00:2212:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0212:02 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:375:37 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:347:34 AM

Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 40% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 78° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:554:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:375:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:293:29 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:057:05 PM–19:267:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:057:05 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:121:12 PM–14:482:48 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

Lābha05:375:37 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Kāla08:598:59 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Roga12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Udvega14:022:02 PM–15:433:43 PMavoid
Cara15:433:43 PM–17:245:24 PMneutral
Lābha17:245:24 PM–19:057:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:057:05 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Śubha20:248:24 PM–21:439:43 PMgood
Amṛta21:439:43 PM–23:0211:02 PMgood
Cara23:0211:02 PM–24:2112:21 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2112:21 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:003:00 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Udvega28:194:19 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:375:37 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:375:37 AM sunrise19:057:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 07:347:34 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 22:4410:44 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:1712:17 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:0212:02 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2112:21 PM–14:022:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:057:05 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:022:02 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī24:02 00:0212:02 AM ThuAṣṭamī
NakṣatraSvātī07:347:34 AMViśākhā
YogaBrahma22:4410:44 PMIndra
KaraṇaGara12:1712:17 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 851
Day length
13 h 27 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
12:0612:06 PM
Moonset
22:4810:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:375:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:554:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:375:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:375:37 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2112:21 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM14:022:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:121:12 PM14:482:48 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:234:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:293:29 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:234:23 PM19:057:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:057:05 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:057:05 PM19:267:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:057:05 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:2812:28 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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