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September 1946 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 September 1946 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5210:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:508:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:465:46 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:509:50 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 49% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 271° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:124:12 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:465:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0510:05 AM–11:3611:36 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:561:56 PM–14:452:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:246:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:117:11 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:508:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2110:21 AM–11:5311:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2911:29 AM–12:1812:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5311:53 AM–13:251:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:242:24 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1a 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

Lābha05:465:46 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Kāla08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMavoid
Śubha10:2110:21 AM–11:5311:53 AMgood
Roga11:5311:53 AM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Udvega13:251:25 PM–14:572:57 PMavoid
Cara14:572:57 PM–16:294:29 PMneutral
Lābha16:294:29 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:006:00 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Śubha19:297:29 PM–20:578:57 PMgood
Amṛta20:578:57 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Cara22:2510:25 PM–23:5311:53 PMneutral
Roga23:5311:53 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:221:22 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:502:50 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1good
Udvega28:184:18 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:465:46 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 20:508:50 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 18:256:25 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 09:569:56 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:509:50 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:508:50 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5311:53 AM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:251:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 14 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī20:508:50 PMNavamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā18:256:25 PMĀrdrā
YogaSiddhi09:569:56 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBālava09:509:50 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2003
Śaka
1868
Kali
5047
Ahargaṇa
1 843 616
Day length
12 h 14 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
23:3611:36 PM
Moonset
12:4212:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:124:12 AM05:465:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:124:12 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:465:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:465:46 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:508:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0510:05 AM11:3611:36 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2110:21 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:071:07 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:561:56 PM14:452:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:246:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:117:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:242:24 AM+127:553:55 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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