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

Thursday 30 September 1976 · Luanda, Angola

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:5312:53 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4011:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

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

At sunrise

05:525:52 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1411:14 AM

Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Hasta and the Moon 90° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 90° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:174:17 AM–05:055:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM–05:525:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3311:33 AM–12:2112:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:591:59 PM–14:472:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:266:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:525:52 AM–07:237:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:558:55 AM–10:2610:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:419:41 AM–11:1411:14 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:559:55 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–15:003:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:472:47 PM–15:363:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya20:458:45 PM–22:2010:20 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

Śubha05:525:52 AM–07:237:23 AMgood
Roga07:237:23 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Cara10:2610:26 AM–11:5711:57 AMneutral
Lābha11:5711:57 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–15:003:00 PMgood
Kāla15:003:00 PM–16:314:31 PMavoid
Śubha16:314:31 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:317:31 PMgood
Cara19:317:31 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:5711:57 PMavoid
Lābha23:5711:57 PM–25:251:25 AM+1good
Udvega25:251:25 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:542:54 AM+1–28:234:23 AM+1good
Amṛta28:234:23 AM+1–29:525:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 AM+1

05:525:52 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:525:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 11:1411:14 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 26:572:57 AM+1
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 12:1212:12 PM
Bavauntil 23:4011:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3311:33 AM–12:2112:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–15:003:00 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 23:3311:33 PM–24:2112:21 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. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2112:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:003:00 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 10 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2112:21 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī23:4011:40 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMūla11:1411:14 AMPūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaŚobhana26:57 02:572:57 AM FriAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaViṣṭi12:1212:12 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:52 05:525:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2033
Śaka
1898
Kali
5077
Ahargaṇa
1 854 586
Day length
12 h 10 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
11:5011:50 AM
Moonset
24:3812:38 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:174:17 AM05:525:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:174:17 AM05:055:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:414:41 AM05:525:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:525:52 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:525:52 AM07:237:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:2610:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:419:41 AM11:1411:14 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:559:55 AM10:4410:44 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:363:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:003:00 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:591:59 PM14:472:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:472:47 PM15:363:36 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:363:36 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:266:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:458:45 PM22:2010:20 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3311:33 PM24:2112:21 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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