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Wednesday 26 August 2020 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:522:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:101:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rādhāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:101:10 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:2012:20 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2012:20 PM
At noon, 12:2012:20 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:164:16 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:384:38 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:322:32 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:576:57 PM–19:197:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:576:57 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:217:21 AM–09:019:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2012:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2012:20 PM–13:591:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:049:04 PM–22:3810:38 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

Lābha05:425:42 AM–07:217:21 AMgood
Amṛta07:217:21 AM–09:019:01 AMgood
Kāla09:019:01 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2012:20 PMgood
Roga12:2012:20 PM–13:591:59 PMavoid
Udvega13:591:59 PM–15:383:38 PMavoid
Cara15:383:38 PM–17:185:18 PMneutral
Lābha17:185:18 PM–18:576:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:576:57 PM–20:188:18 PMavoid
Śubha20:188:18 PM–21:399:39 PMgood
Amṛta21:399:39 PM–22:5910:59 PMgood
Cara22:5910:59 PM–24:2012:20 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2012:20 AM+1–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:411:41 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:013:01 AM+1–28:224:22 AM+1good
Udvega28:224:22 AM+1–29:435:43 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43 AM+1

05:425:42 AM sunrise18:576:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:435:43 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 13:101:10 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 15:343:34 PM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 22:0210:02 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:101:10 PM
Bālavauntil 24:2912:29 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2012:20 PM–13:591:59 PM
Pradoṣa 18:576:57 PM–20:238:23 PM
Niśītha 23:5611:56 PM–24:4412:44 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 13:591:59 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:238:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4412:44 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī13:101:10 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā15:343:34 PMJyeṣṭhā
YogaVaidhṛti22:0210:02 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaBava13:101:10 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:43 05:435:43 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 622
Day length
13 h 15 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
13:441:44 PM
Moonset
23:3711:37 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:164:16 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:164:16 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:384:38 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:217:21 AM09:019:01 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2012:20 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:4612:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5611:56 AM12:4412:44 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2012:20 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:184:18 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:322:32 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:184:18 PM18:576:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:576:57 PM20:238:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:576:57 PM19:197:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:576:57 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:049:04 PM22:3810:38 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5611:56 PM24:4412:44 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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