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August 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 26 August 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4911:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:061:06 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Janmāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 47 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3312:33 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 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 muhūrta04:294:29 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3010:30 AM–12:1412:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1412:14 PM–13:091:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:582:58 PM–15:533:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:317:31 PM–19:527:52 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:317:31 PM–20:338:33 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:347:34 AM–09:169:16 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5910:59 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:091:09 PM–14:032:03 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:242:24 PM–16:064:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:533:53 PM–16:474:47 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

Amṛta05:525:52 AM–07:347:34 AMgood
Kāla07:347:34 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Śubha09:169:16 AM–10:5910:59 AMgood
Roga10:5910:59 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:242:24 PMavoid
Cara14:242:24 PM–16:064:06 PMneutral
Lābha16:064:06 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Amṛta17:495:49 PM–19:317:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:317:31 PM–20:498:49 PMneutral
Roga20:498:49 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Kāla22:0710:07 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Lābha23:2411:24 PM–24:4212:42 AM+1good
Udvega24:4212:42 AM+1–26:002:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:002:00 AM+1–27:173:17 AM+1good
Amṛta27:173:17 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Cara28:354:35 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:525:52 AM sunrise19:317:31 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:061:06 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 13:071:07 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 19:357:35 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:3312:33 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:061:06 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:347:34 AM–09:169:16 AM
Abhijit 12:1412:14 PM–13:091:09 PM
Pradoṣa 19:317:31 PM–20:548:54 PM
Niśītha 24:1812:18 AM+1–25:061:06 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:169:16 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:091:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:548:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:061:06 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:06 01:061:06 AM TueNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā13:071:07 PMRohiṇī
YogaVyāghāta19:357:35 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava12:3312:33 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra29:53 05:535:53 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 402
Day length
13 h 40 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:3611:36 PM
Moonset
13:431:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:294:29 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:294:29 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:358:35 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:347:34 AM09:169:16 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:358:35 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3010:30 AM12:1412:14 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5910:59 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:091:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:091:09 PM14:032:03 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:474:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:242:24 PM16:064:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:582:58 PM15:533:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:533:53 PM16:474:47 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:474:47 PM19:317:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:317:31 PM20:548:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:317:31 PM19:527:52 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:317:31 PM20:338:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1812:18 AM+125:061:06 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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