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Thursday 25 August 2016 · Daegu, South Korea

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:471:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3811:38 PM.

Observed here on this day

Janmāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī does not reach niśītha on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4112:41 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaegu12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:474:47 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:201:20 PM–14:512:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–20:078:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:525:52 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:109:10 AM–10:4910:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:453:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:244:24 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

Śubha05:525:52 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Udvega09:109:10 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Cara10:4910:49 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Kāla15:453:45 PM–17:245:24 PMavoid
Śubha17:245:24 PM–19:027:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:027:02 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Cara20:248:24 PM–21:459:45 PMneutral
Roga21:459:45 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Kāla23:0611:06 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2812:28 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Udvega25:491:49 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:103:10 AM+1–28:324:32 AM+1good
Amṛta28:324:32 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:3811:38 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 15:363:36 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 23:2711:27 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:4112:41 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:3811:38 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0112:01 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:453:45 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:453:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī23:3811:38 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā15:363:36 PMRohiṇī
YogaVyāghāta23:2711:27 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava12:4112:41 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 160
Day length
13 h 10 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:5411:54 PM
Moonset
13:001:00 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:474:47 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:525:52 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:109:10 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:201:20 PM14:512:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:244:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM20:078:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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