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Tuesday 22 August 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:275:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:255:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:285:28 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:175:17 PM

Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 04 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 93° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 93° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:014:01 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:285:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:2712:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:364:36 PM–18:166:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:386:38 AM–08:178:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:058:05 AM–08:588:58 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:448:44 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0112:01 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:554:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5510:55 PM–23:3911:39 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

Roga05:285:28 AM–07:067:06 AMavoid
Udvega07:067:06 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Cara08:448:44 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–12:0112:01 PMgood
Amṛta12:0112:01 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:554:55 PMgood
Roga16:554:55 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:336:33 PM–19:557:55 PMavoid
Lābha19:557:55 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0112:01 AM+1–25:231:23 AM+1good
Cara25:231:23 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1neutral
Roga26:452:45 AM+1–28:074:07 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:074:07 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:285:28 AM to 29:295:29 AM+1

05:285:28 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 17:255:25 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 27:243:24 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 17:175:17 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:255:25 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:2712:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:554:55 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:008:00 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2712:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:554:55 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  5. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 04 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī17:255:25 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā27:24 03:243:24 AM WedJyeṣṭhā
YogaIndra17:175:17 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava17:255:25 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:29 05:295:29 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 032
Day length
13 h 04 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
12:4612:46 PM
Moonset
23:3611:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:014:01 AM05:285:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:014:01 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:285:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:285:28 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:386:38 AM08:178:17 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:058:05 AM08:588:58 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:2712:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0112:01 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:563:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:563:56 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:364:36 PM18:166:16 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5510:55 PM23:3911:39 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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