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August 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 12 August 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:364:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:273:27 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

04:344:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:273:27 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 94° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 94° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:173:17 AM–03:553:55 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:363:36 AM–04:344:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:429:42 AM–11:1611:16 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:1611:16 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–15:063:06 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:157:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–19:547:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika04:344:34 AM–06:216:21 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:315:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta05:315:31 AM–06:286:28 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:098:09 AM–09:579:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:321:32 PM–15:203:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:0810:08 PM–23:4011:40 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

Kāla04:344:34 AM–06:216:21 AMavoid
Śubha06:216:21 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Roga08:098:09 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Udvega09:579:57 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Cara11:4511:45 AM–13:321:32 PMneutral
Lābha13:321:32 PM–15:203:20 PMgood
Amṛta15:203:20 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Kāla17:085:08 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:566:56 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:219:21 PMavoid
Śubha21:219:21 PM–22:3310:33 PMgood
Amṛta22:3310:33 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Cara23:4511:45 PM–24:5812:58+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5812:58+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:102:10+1 AM–27:223:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:223:22+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

04:344:34 AM to 28:354:35+1 AM

04:344:34 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 28:354:35+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:273:27 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 18:196:19 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:081:08+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:273:27 PM
Bālavauntil 26:382:38+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:098:09 AM–09:579:57 AM
Abhijit 11:1611:16 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 23:2111:21 PM–24:0912:09+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 09:579:57 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 22 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0912:09+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:273:27 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā18:196:19 PMAnurādhā
YogaBrahma25:08 01:081:08 AM SunIndra
KaraṇaBava15:273:27 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra28:35 04:354:35 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 267
Day length
14 h 22 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
12:5512:55 PM
Moonset
22:5910:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:173:17 AM04:344:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:173:17 AM03:553:55 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:363:36 AM04:344:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning04:344:34 AM07:267:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day04:344:34 AM06:216:21 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta04:344:34 AM05:315:31 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:315:31 AM06:286:28 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:267:26 AM10:1810:18 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:1611:16 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1611:16 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM15:063:06 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:157:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM19:547:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:0810:08 PM23:4011:40 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2111:21 PM24:0912:09+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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