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Tuesday 14 August 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:254:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:175:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:364:36 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:175:17 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 58° above S. Day length 14 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 99° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 99° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:193:19 AM–03:583:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:383:38 AM–04:364:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:072:07 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:526:52 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:526:52 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:117:11 PM–20:568:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:287:28 AM–08:258:25 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:108:10 AM–09:579:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:438:43 AM–10:2810:28 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4411:44 AM–13:311:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:183:18 PM–17:055:05 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4610:46 PM–23:2511:25 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

Roga04:364:36 AM–06:236:23 AMavoid
Udvega06:236:23 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Cara08:108:10 AM–09:579:57 AMneutral
Lābha09:579:57 AM–11:4411:44 AMgood
Amṛta11:4411:44 AM–13:311:31 PMgood
Kāla13:311:31 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Śubha15:183:18 PM–17:055:05 PMgood
Roga17:055:05 PM–18:526:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:526:52 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid
Lābha20:058:05 PM–21:189:18 PMgood
Udvega21:189:18 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Amṛta23:4511:45 PM–24:5812:58 AM+1good
Cara24:5812:58 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1neutral
Roga26:112:11 AM+1–27:243:24 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:243:24 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:364:36 AM to 28:384:38 AM+1

04:364:36 AM sunrise18:526:52 PM sunsetsunrise 28:384:38 AM+1
Clock
066a099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 05:175:17 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 08:238:23 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 05:175:17 AM
Bālavauntil 17:595:59 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:183:18 PM–17:055:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:526:52 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:055:05 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 16 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī05:175:17 AMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhāpast sunriseJyeṣṭhā
YogaBrahma08:238:23 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava05:175:17 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra28:38 04:384:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 234
Day length
14 h 16 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
13:441:44 PM
Moonset
22:4510:45 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:193:19 AM04:364:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:193:19 AM03:583:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:383:38 AM04:364:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:364:36 AM07:287:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:287:28 AM10:1910:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:287:28 AM08:258:25 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:438:43 AM10:2810:28 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4411:44 AM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM16:014:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:072:07 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:183:18 PM17:055:05 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:014:01 PM18:526:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:526:52 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:526:52 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:526:52 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:117:11 PM20:568:56 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4610:46 PM23:2511:25 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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