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September 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 14 September 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:192:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:404:40+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate

At sunrise

06:306:30 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:313:31 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:4612:46 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:4612:46 PM
At noon, 12:4612:46 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:306:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2112:21 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:017:01 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:017:01 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:489:48 PM–23:3511:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:306:30 AM–08:048:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:306:30 AM–07:207:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–08:108:10 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:389:38 AM–11:1211:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:0311:03 AM–12:5112:51 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:202:20 PM–15:533:53 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:306:30 AM–08:048:04 AMavoid
Śubha08:048:04 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Roga09:389:38 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Udvega11:1211:12 AM–12:4612:46 PMavoid
Cara12:4612:46 PM–14:202:20 PMneutral
Lābha14:202:20 PM–15:533:53 PMgood
Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:275:27 PMgood
Kāla17:275:27 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:017:01 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Udvega20:278:27 PM–21:549:54 PMavoid
Śubha21:549:54 PM–23:2011:20 PMgood
Amṛta23:2011:20 PM–24:4612:46+1 AMgood
Cara24:4612:46+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMneutral
Roga26:122:12+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:393:39+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:055:05+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:306:30 AM sunrise19:017:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 26:462:46+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:313:31 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:389:38 AM–11:1211:12 AM
Abhijit 12:2112:21 PM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 19:017:01 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 24:2212:22+1 AM–25:101:10+1 AM

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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1211:12 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 31 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:101:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:40 04:404:40 AM SunNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirāpast sunriseĀrdrā
YogaSiddhi26:46 02:462:46 AM SunVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava15:313:31 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:31 06:316:31 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 648
Day length
12 h 31 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:0111:01 PM
Moonset
14:292:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:306:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:306:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:306:30 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:306:30 AM08:048:04 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:306:30 AM07:207:20 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM08:108:10 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:389:38 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:0311:03 AM12:5112:51 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2112:21 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2212:22 PM13:101:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM16:314:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:202:20 PM15:533:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:314:31 PM19:017:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:017:01 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:017:01 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:017:01 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:489:48 PM23:3511:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2212:22+1 AM25:101:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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