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August 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 12 August 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:142:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0312:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:345:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0312:03 PM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–04:544:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:344:34 AM–05:345:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:007:00 AM–08:308:30 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:463:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:297:29 PM–19:497:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:297:29 PM–20:308:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:004:00 AM+1–29:305:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:197:19 AM–09:039:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4710:47 AM–12:3212:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3212:32 PM–14:162:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:017:01 PM–20:318:31 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

Lābha05:345:34 AM–07:197:19 AMgood
Amṛta07:197:19 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Kāla09:039:03 AM–10:4710:47 AMavoid
Śubha10:4710:47 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Roga12:3212:32 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Udvega14:162:16 PM–16:004:00 PMavoid
Cara16:004:00 PM–17:455:45 PMneutral
Lābha17:455:45 PM–19:297:29 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:297:29 PM–20:458:45 PMavoid
Śubha20:458:45 PM–22:0010:00 PMgood
Amṛta22:0010:00 PM–23:1611:16 PMgood
Cara23:1611:16 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3212:32 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:481:48 AM+1–27:043:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:043:04 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1good
Udvega28:204:20 AM+1–29:355:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35 AM+1

05:345:34 AM sunrise19:297:29 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 12:0312:03 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 15:173:17 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 22:1810:18 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:0312:03 PM
Bālavauntil 22:5410:54 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3212:32 PM–14:162:16 PM
Pradoṣa 19:297:29 PM–20:508:50 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:162:16 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:508:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī12:0312:03 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā15:173:17 PMAnurādhā
YogaBrahma22:1810:18 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava12:0312:03 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 327
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
13:401:40 PM
Moonset
24:0812:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:345:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM04:544:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:344:34 AM05:345:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:345:34 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:007:00 AM08:308:30 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:197:19 AM09:039:03 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4710:47 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM14:162:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:424:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:463:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:424:42 PM19:297:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:017:01 PM20:318:31 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:297:29 PM20:508:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:297:29 PM19:497:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:297:29 PM20:308:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:004:00 AM+129:305:30 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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