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August 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 19 August 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5511:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:2612:26 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:425:42 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1110:11 AM

Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.

Noon

12:3012:30 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3012:30 PM
At noon, 12:3012:30 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 276° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 276° falls in Kṛṣṇa Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:194:19 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:394:39 AM–05:425:42 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:2612:26 PM–14:062:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:462:46 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:197:19 PM–19:407:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:197:19 PM–20:218:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:247:24 AM–09:069:06 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4810:48 AM–12:3012:30 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5712:57 PM–13:521:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:122:12 PM–15:543:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:413:41 PM–16:354:35 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

Amṛta05:425:42 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Kāla07:247:24 AM–09:069:06 AMavoid
Śubha09:069:06 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Roga10:4810:48 AM–12:3012:30 PMavoid
Udvega12:3012:30 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–15:543:54 PMneutral
Lābha15:543:54 PM–17:375:37 PMgood
Amṛta17:375:37 PM–19:197:19 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:197:19 PM–20:378:37 PMneutral
Roga20:378:37 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Kāla21:559:55 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1good
Udvega24:3112:31 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:491:49 AM+1–27:073:07 AM+1good
Amṛta27:073:07 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Cara28:254:25 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1

05:425:42 AM sunrise19:197:19 PM sunsetsunrise 29:425:42 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:2612:26 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 14:562:56 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 10:1110:11 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 12:2612:26 PM
Taitilauntil 24:2312:23 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:247:24 AM–09:069:06 AM
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 19:197:19 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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 09:069:06 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 37 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī12:2612:26 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā14:562:56 PMRohiṇī
YogaDhruva10:1110:11 AMVyāghāta
KaraṇaKaulava12:2612:26 PMTaitila
VāraSomavāra29:42 05:425:42 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 604
Day length
13 h 37 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:5611:56 PM
Moonset
13:471:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:194:19 AM05:425:42 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:194:19 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:394:39 AM05:425:42 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:425:42 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:247:24 AM09:069:06 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:3012:30 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0612:06 PM12:5412:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:2612:26 PM14:062:06 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:521:52 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:462:46 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:413:41 PM16:354:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:197:19 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:197:19 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:197:19 PM19:407:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:197:19 PM20:218:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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