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August 1972 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 17 August 1972 · Luanda, Angola

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5712:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:213:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:237:23 AM

Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 68° above N. Day length 11 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 95° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 95° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:394:39 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:572:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:066:06 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:066:06 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3610:36 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:457:45 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:149:14 AM–10:4210:42 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1310:13 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:5111:51 AM–13:391:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–15:083:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:572:57 PM–15:443:44 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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:457:45 AMgood
Roga07:457:45 AM–09:149:14 AMavoid
Udvega09:149:14 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Cara10:4210:42 AM–12:1112:11 PMneutral
Lābha12:1112:11 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–15:083:08 PMgood
Kāla15:083:08 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid
Śubha16:374:37 PM–18:066:06 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:066:06 PM–19:377:37 PMgood
Cara19:377:37 PM–21:089:08 PMneutral
Roga21:089:08 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:1112:11 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1112:11 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1good
Udvega25:421:42 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:133:13 AM+1–28:454:45 AM+1good
Amṛta28:454:45 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise18:066:06 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 15:213:21 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 07:237:23 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:213:21 PM
Bālavauntil 28:304:30 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–15:083:08 PM
Pradoṣa 18:066:06 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:083:08 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī15:213:21 PMNavamī
NakṣatraViśākhā07:237:23 AMAnurādhā
YogaIndrapast sunriseVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava15:213:21 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:16 06:166:16 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 081
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
11:5211:52 AM
Moonset
24:4712:47 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:394:39 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:394:39 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:457:45 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:149:14 AM10:4210:42 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1310:13 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5111:51 AM13:391:39 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:083:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:572:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:572:57 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:066:06 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:066:06 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:066:06 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:066:06 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3610:36 PM24:2312:23 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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