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August 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 August 1972 · Beijing, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:577:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2110:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:099:09 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:087:08 PM–19:297:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:087:08 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:285:28 AM–07:107:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:538:53 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:012:01 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:244:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya18:516:51 PM–20:398:39 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

Śubha05:285:28 AM–07:107:10 AMgood
Roga07:107:10 AM–08:538:53 AMavoid
Udvega08:538:53 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–12:1812:18 PMneutral
Lābha12:1812:18 PM–14:012:01 PMgood
Amṛta14:012:01 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Kāla15:433:43 PM–17:265:26 PMavoid
Śubha17:265:26 PM–19:087:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:087:08 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Cara20:268:26 PM–21:439:43 PMneutral
Roga21:439:43 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Kāla23:0111:01 PM–24:1912:19 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1912:19 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1good
Udvega25:361:36 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:542:54 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1good
Amṛta28:114:11 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:285:28 AM sunrise19:087:08 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:2110:21 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 14:232:23 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:099:09 AM
Bavauntil 22:2110:21 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:012:01 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:087:08 PM–20:318:31 PM
Niśītha 23:5511:55 PM–24:4312:43 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 40 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4312:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī22:2110:21 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā14:232:23 PMAnurādhā
YogaBrahma12:3512:35 PMIndra
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:099:09 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:29 05:295:29 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 081
Day length
13 h 40 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
13:321:32 PM
Moonset
22:4910:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM08:128:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:285:28 AM07:107:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:128:12 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:538:53 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:012:01 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM19:087:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:516:51 PM20:398:39 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:087:08 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:087:08 PM19:297:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:087:08 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5511:55 PM24:4312:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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