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July 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseAdhika Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Āṣāḍha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Tuesday 23 July 1996 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Āṣāḍha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:431:43 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:431:43+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3612:36 PM

Citrā gives way to Svātī.

Noon

11:5911:59 AM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5911:59 AM
At noon, 11:5911:59 AM, the Sun is in Puṣya and the Moon 89° ahead of it, in Citrā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 89° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:545:54 AM–07:357:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:126:12 PM–18:356:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:126:12 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:014:01+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:158:15 AM–09:059:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:528:52 AM–10:2610:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5911:59 AM–13:321:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:176:17 PM–19:547:54 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:5010:50 PM–23:3611:36 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

Roga05:465:46 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Cara08:528:52 AM–10:2610:26 AMneutral
Lābha10:2610:26 AM–11:5911:59 AMgood
Amṛta11:5911:59 AM–13:321:32 PMgood
Kāla13:321:32 PM–15:063:06 PMavoid
Śubha15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PMgood
Roga16:394:39 PM–18:126:12 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:126:12 PM–19:397:39 PMavoid
Lābha19:397:39 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Udvega21:069:06 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–23:5911:59 PMgood
Amṛta23:5911:59 PM–25:261:26+1 AMgood
Cara25:261:26+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMneutral
Roga26:532:53+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:194:19+1 AM–29:465:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46+1 AM

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:126:12 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:431:43+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 12:3612:36 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 28:404:40+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:491:49 PM
Bavauntil 25:431:43+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:063:06 PM–16:394:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:126:12 PM–19:457:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3511:35 PM–24:2312:23+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:394:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2312:23+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī25:43 01:431:43 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraCitrā12:3612:36 PMSvātī
YogaSādhya28:40 04:404:40 AM WedŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:491:49 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āṣāḍha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 822
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
11:4711:47 AM
Moonset
23:5711:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:545:54 AM07:357:35 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:158:15 AM09:059:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3511:35 AM12:2312:23 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5911:59 AM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:063:06 PM16:394:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:126:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:126:12 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:126:12 PM18:356:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:126:12 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:176:17 PM19:547:54 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5010:50 PM23:3611:36 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3511:35 PM24:2312:23+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:014:01+1 AM29:385:38+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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