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September 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 3 September 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Bhādrapada Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:369:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:357:35 PM.

Observed here on this day

Rādhāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:246:24 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:308:30 AM

Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 57° above S. Day length 13 h 00 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Phalgunī and the Moon 92° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 52% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 92° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:246:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:563:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:257:25 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:257:25 PM–20:318:31 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5810:58 PM–24:3012:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:028:02 AM–09:399:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1711:17 AM–12:5412:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2812:28 PM–13:201:20 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5412:54 PM–14:322:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:223:22 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

Lābha06:246:24 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Amṛta08:028:02 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Śubha11:1711:17 AM–12:5412:54 PMgood
Roga12:5412:54 PM–14:322:32 PMavoid
Udvega14:322:32 PM–16:094:09 PMavoid
Cara16:094:09 PM–17:475:47 PMneutral
Lābha17:475:47 PM–19:257:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:257:25 PM–20:478:47 PMavoid
Śubha20:478:47 PM–22:1010:10 PMgood
Amṛta22:1010:10 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Cara23:3211:32 PM–24:5512:55 AM+1neutral
Roga24:5512:55 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:172:17 AM+1–27:403:40 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:403:40 AM+1–29:035:03 AM+1good
Udvega29:035:03 AM+1–30:256:25 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 AM+1

06:246:24 AM sunrise19:257:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 19:357:35 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 08:308:30 AM
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 24:2812:28 AM+1
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:348:34 AM
Bavauntil 19:357:35 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5412:54 PM–14:322:32 PM
Pradoṣa 19:257:25 PM–20:538:53 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31 AM+1–25:191:19 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:322:32 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 00 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:538:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī19:357:35 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā08:308:30 AMJyeṣṭhā
YogaViṣkambha24:28 00:2812:28 AM ThuPrīti
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:348:34 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:25 06:256:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 420
Day length
13 h 00 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
14:302:30 PM
Moonset
23:3911:39 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:246:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:246:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:246:24 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:028:02 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1711:17 AM12:5412:54 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:201:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5412:54 PM14:322:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:223:22 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:122:12 PM16:494:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:563:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:494:49 PM19:257:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:257:25 PM20:538:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:257:25 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:257:25 PM20:318:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5810:58 PM24:3012:30 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31 AM+125:191:19 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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