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Tuesday 29 August 2017 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:073:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:235:23+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Rādhāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:134:13 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 88° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 48% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 88° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4912:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:501:50 PM–15:373:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:436:43 PM–19:067:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:436:43 PM–19:517:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:378:37 AM–09:279:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:159:15 AM–10:4910:49 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:591:59 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:333:33 PM–17:085:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1611:16 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMan 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

Roga06:056:05 AM–07:407:40 AMavoid
Udvega07:407:40 AM–09:159:15 AMavoid
Cara09:159:15 AM–10:4910:49 AMneutral
Lābha10:4910:49 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Kāla13:591:59 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Śubha15:333:33 PM–17:085:08 PMgood
Roga17:085:08 PM–18:436:43 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:436:43 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Lābha20:088:08 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Udvega21:349:34 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Śubha22:5910:59 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–25:501:50+1 AMgood
Cara25:501:50+1 AM–27:153:15+1 AMneutral
Roga27:153:15+1 AM–28:404:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:404:40+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:436:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:271:27+1 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 27:053:05+1 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:134:13 PM
Bavauntil 29:235:23+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4912:49 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:333:33 PM–17:085:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:436:43 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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 12:4912:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:085:08 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  9. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī29:23 05:235:23 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:27 01:271:27 AM WedJyeṣṭhā
YogaVaidhṛti27:05 03:053:05 AM WedViṣkambha
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:134:13 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 529
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
12:3512:35 PM
Moonset
23:5711:57 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:378:37 AM09:279:27 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:159:15 AM10:4910:49 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4912:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:591:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:401:40 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:373:37 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:333:33 PM17:085:08 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:436:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:436:43 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:436:43 PM19:067:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:436:43 PM19:517:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1611:16 PM24:0112:01+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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