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Saturday 17 February 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:238:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:159:15 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:528:52 AM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 98° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 98° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:235:23 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:505:50 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:202:20 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:565:56 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:565:56 PM–19:157:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:126:12 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:097:09 AM–08:308:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:097:09 AM–07:527:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:527:52 AM–08:358:35 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:531:53 PM–15:143:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:161:16 AM+1–26:552:55 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

Kāla07:097:09 AM–08:308:30 AMavoid
Śubha08:308:30 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Roga09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Udvega11:1211:12 AM–12:3312:33 PMavoid
Cara12:3312:33 PM–13:531:53 PMneutral
Lābha13:531:53 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Amṛta15:143:14 PM–16:354:35 PMgood
Kāla16:354:35 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha17:565:56 PM–19:357:35 PMgood
Udvega19:357:35 PM–21:149:14 PMavoid
Śubha21:149:14 PM–22:5310:53 PMgood
Amṛta22:5310:53 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1good
Cara24:3212:32 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1neutral
Roga26:112:11 AM+1–27:503:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:503:50 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:295:29 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:097:09 AM sunrise17:565:56 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 09:159:15 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 08:528:52 AM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 13:091:09 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:159:15 AM
Bālavauntil 21:239:23 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:519:51 AM–11:1211:12 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:565:56 PM–19:427:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0812:08 AM+1–24:5612:56 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  3. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:1211:12 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:5412:54 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 10 h 47 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī09:159:15 AMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā08:528:52 AMRohiṇī
YogaIndra13:091:09 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava09:159:15 AMBālava
VāraŚanivāra31:08 07:087:08 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1996
Śaka
1861
Kali
5040
Ahargaṇa
1 841 211
Day length
10 h 47 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:5111:51 AM
Moonset
26:172:17 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:235:23 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:235:23 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:505:50 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:199:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:308:30 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:097:09 AM07:527:52 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:527:52 AM08:358:35 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:199:19 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:531:53 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:202:20 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM17:565:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:565:56 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:565:56 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:565:56 PM19:157:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:161:16 AM+126:552:55 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:126:12 AM+131:507:50 AM+1sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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