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Tuesday 6 August 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:391:39 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:251:25 PM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 270° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 50% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 270° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5112:51 PM–13:461:46 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:373:37 PM–16:324:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:148:14 PM–20:348:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:148:14 PM–21:159:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:358:35 PM–22:1510:15 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:099:09 AM–10:0510:05 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:519:51 AM–11:3511:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3610:36 AM–12:1612:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–15:023:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:464:46 PM–18:306:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:1812:18 AM+1–24:5912:59 AM+1an 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

Roga06:236:23 AM–08:078:07 AMavoid
Udvega08:078:07 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Cara09:519:51 AM–11:3511:35 AMneutral
Lābha11:3511:35 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–15:023:02 PMgood
Kāla15:023:02 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Śubha16:464:46 PM–18:306:30 PMgood
Roga18:306:30 PM–20:148:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:148:14 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Lābha21:309:30 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Udvega22:4610:46 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:191:19 AM+1good
Amṛta25:191:19 AM+1–26:352:35 AM+1good
Cara26:352:35 AM+1–27:513:51 AM+1neutral
Roga27:513:51 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:085:08 AM+1–30:246:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:246:24 AM+1

06:236:23 AM sunrise20:148:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:246:24 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 25:391:39 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 25:351:35 AM+1
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 18:296:29 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:251:25 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:391:39 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5112:51 PM–13:461:46 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:464:46 PM–18:306:30 PM
Pradoṣa 20:148:14 PM–21:359:35 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55 AM+1–25:431:43 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 13:461:46 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:306:30 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:359:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  10. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī25:39 01:391:39 AM WedNavamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī25:35 01:351:35 AM WedKṛttikā
YogaGaṇḍa18:296:29 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBālava13:251:25 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:24 06:246:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āṣāḍha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 836
Day length
13 h 51 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
24:4312:43 AM+1
Moonset
13:421:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:099:09 AM10:0510:05 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3610:36 AM12:1612:16 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5112:51 PM13:461:46 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:023:02 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:422:42 PM17:285:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:373:37 PM16:324:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:464:46 PM18:306:30 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:285:28 PM20:148:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:148:14 PM21:359:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:148:14 PM20:348:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:148:14 PM21:159:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:358:35 PM22:1510:15 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:1812:18 AM+124:5912:59 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55 AM+125:431:43 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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