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August 1959 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 26 August 1959 · Queens, New York, United States

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:502:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:155:15 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

13:501:50 PM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

12:5712:57 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5712:57 PM
At noon, 12:5712:57 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 274° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 274° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:514:51 AM–05:345:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:387:38 PM–19:597:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:387:38 PM–20:428:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:175:17+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:567:56 AM–09:369:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1711:17 AM–12:5712:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:241:24 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5712:57 PM–14:372:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5411:54 PM–25:421:42+1 AMa 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

Lābha06:166:16 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Amṛta07:567:56 AM–09:369:36 AMgood
Kāla09:369:36 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Śubha11:1711:17 AM–12:5712:57 PMgood
Roga12:5712:57 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Udvega14:372:37 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid
Cara16:174:17 PM–17:585:58 PMneutral
Lābha17:585:58 PM–19:387:38 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:387:38 PM–20:588:58 PMavoid
Śubha20:588:58 PM–22:1810:18 PMgood
Amṛta22:1810:18 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Cara23:3711:37 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5712:57+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:172:17+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:373:37+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMgood
Udvega28:574:57+1 AM–30:176:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise19:387:38 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:155:15 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 13:501:50 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:155:15 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5712:57 PM–14:372:37 PM
Pradoṣa 19:387:38 PM–21:039:03 PM
Niśītha 24:3312:33+1 AM–25:211:21+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 14:372:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:039:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:211:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī17:155:15 PMNavamī
NakṣatraRohiṇīpast sunriseMṛgaśirā
YogaVyāghāta13:501:50 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaKaulava17:155:15 PMTaitila
VāraBudhavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 341
Day length
13 h 22 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
24:2212:22+1 AM
Moonset
14:022:02 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:514:51 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:514:51 AM05:345:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:567:56 AM09:369:36 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:5712:57 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3312:33 PM13:211:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:172:17 PM16:574:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:574:57 PM19:387:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:387:38 PM21:039:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:387:38 PM19:597:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:387:38 PM20:428:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:421:42+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3312:33+1 AM25:211:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:175:17+1 AM31:057:05+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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