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

Thursday 18 September 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:551:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:034:03 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate

At sunrise

06:396:39 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:033:03 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:5012:50 PM

The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5012:50 PM
At noon, 12:5012:50 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 269° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 269° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:396:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:532:53 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:283:28 PM–17:155:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:007:00 PM–19:237:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:007:00 PM–20:108:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:396:39 AM–08:118:11 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:449:44 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4610:46 AM–11:3511:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:314:31 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

Śubha06:396:39 AM–08:118:11 AMgood
Roga08:118:11 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Udvega09:449:44 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:4912:49 PMneutral
Lābha12:4912:49 PM–14:222:22 PMgood
Amṛta14:222:22 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid
Śubha17:275:27 PM–19:007:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:007:00 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Cara20:278:27 PM–21:559:55 PMneutral
Roga21:559:55 PM–23:2211:22 PMavoid
Kāla23:2211:22 PM–24:5012:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5012:50 AM+1–26:172:17 AM+1good
Udvega26:172:17 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:453:45 AM+1–29:125:12 AM+1good
Amṛta29:125:12 AM+1–30:406:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:396:39 AM to 30:406:40 AM+1

06:396:39 AM sunrise19:007:00 PM sunsetsunrise 30:406:40 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 15:303:30 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:033:03 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:034:03 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:141:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 19:007:00 PM–20:338:33 PM
Niśītha 24:2612:26 AM+1–25:141:14 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 13:141:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:338:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:141:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī28:03 04:034:03 AM FriNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:16 01:161:16 AM FriĀrdrā
YogaSiddhi15:303:30 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava15:033:03 PMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:40 06:406:40 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 435
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:2411:24 PM
Moonset
14:222:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:396:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:396:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:396:39 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:396:39 AM08:118:11 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4610:46 AM11:3511:35 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:141:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2512:25 PM13:131:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:314:31 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:532:53 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:283:28 PM17:155:15 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:314:31 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:314:31 PM19:007:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:007:00 PM20:338:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:007:00 PM19:237:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:007:00 PM20:108:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2612:26 AM+125:141:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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