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September 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa to Bhādrapada KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 4 September 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:343:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:484:48+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Janmāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:472:47 PM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 89° above N. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 268° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 268° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:456:45 PM–19:097:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:456:45 PM–19:567:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:419:41 PM–23:2411:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:058:05 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0811:08 AM–12:3912:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3912:39 PM–14:112:11 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:324:32 PM–18:156:15 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

Lābha06:346:34 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Amṛta08:058:05 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Śubha11:0811:08 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Roga12:3912:39 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Udvega14:112:11 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Cara15:423:42 PM–17:145:14 PMneutral
Lābha17:145:14 PM–18:456:45 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:456:45 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid
Śubha20:148:14 PM–21:429:42 PMgood
Amṛta21:429:42 PM–23:1111:11 PMgood
Cara23:1111:11 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3912:39+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:363:36+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Udvega29:055:05+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:456:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:484:48+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 25:071:07+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 14:472:47 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:064:06 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:484:48+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3912:39 PM–14:112:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:456:45 PM–20:208:20 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:112:11 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:208:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  9. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:48 04:484:48 AM ThuNavamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī25:07 01:071:07 AM ThuMṛgaśirā
YogaHarṣaṇa14:472:47 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava16:064:06 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 865
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
24:4212:42+1 AM
Moonset
12:2912:29 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:112:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:456:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:324:32 PM18:156:15 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:456:45 PM20:208:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:456:45 PM19:097:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:456:45 PM19:567:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:419:41 PM23:2411:24 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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