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September 1976 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 16 September 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:295:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:017:01 AM+1, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate

At sunrise

06:006:00 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:206:20 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 12 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 267° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 267° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:135:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:494:49 AM–06:006:00 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:022:02 PM–14:512:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:558:55 PM–22:4010:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:006:00 AM–07:317:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:019:01 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0110:01 AM–10:5010:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:2810:28 AM–12:1312:13 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:321:32 PM–15:033:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:512:51 PM–15:393:39 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

Śubha06:006:00 AM–07:317:31 AMgood
Roga07:317:31 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Udvega09:019:01 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–12:0212:02 PMneutral
Lābha12:0212:02 PM–13:321:32 PMgood
Amṛta13:321:32 PM–15:033:03 PMgood
Kāla15:033:03 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Śubha16:334:33 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:036:03 PM–19:337:33 PMgood
Cara19:337:33 PM–21:039:03 PMneutral
Roga21:039:03 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Kāla22:3210:32 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0212:02 AM+1–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–27:013:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:013:01 AM+1–28:304:30 AM+1good
Amṛta28:304:30 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:006:00 AM to 30:006:00 AM+1

06:006:00 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 30:006:00 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:5110:51 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 18:206:20 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2612:26 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:321:32 PM–15:033:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26 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. AbhijitUntil 12:2612:26 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:033:03 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 12 h 03 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamīpast sunriseNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirāpast sunriseĀrdrā
YogaSiddhi22:5110:51 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava18:206:20 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:00 06:006:00 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 572
Day length
12 h 03 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
24:2512:25 AM+1
Moonset
11:3111:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:006:00 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:135:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:494:49 AM06:006:00 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:006:00 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:006:00 AM07:317:31 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:019:01 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0110:01 AM10:5010:50 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:2810:28 AM12:1312:13 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:393:39 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:033:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:022:02 PM14:512:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:512:51 PM15:393:39 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:393:39 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:558:55 PM22:4010:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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