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February 1948 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 February 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:0510:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:559:55 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 91° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 51% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 91° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:156:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:212:21 PM–15:043:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:445:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:167:16 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:298:29 AM–09:509:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1111:11 AM–12:3312:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3312:33 PM–13:541:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha07:087:08 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Amṛta08:298:29 AM–09:509:50 AMgood
Kāla09:509:50 AM–11:1111:11 AMavoid
Śubha11:1111:11 AM–12:3312:33 PMgood
Roga12:3312:33 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–16:364:36 PMneutral
Lābha16:364:36 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Śubha19:367:36 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Amṛta21:159:15 PM–22:5310:53 PMgood
Cara22:5310:53 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3212:32 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:112:11 AM+1–27:493:49 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:493:49 AM+1–29:285:28 AM+1good
Udvega29:285:28 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:077:07 AM+1

07:087:08 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 21:349:34 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 18:336:33 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 20:238:23 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:559:55 AM
Bavauntil 21:349:34 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3312:33 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 49 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:427:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  7. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  8. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī21:349:34 PMNavamī
NakṣatraKṛttikā18:336:33 PMRohiṇī
YogaIndra20:238:23 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:559:55 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 134
Day length
10 h 49 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:0711:07 AM
Moonset
26:072:07 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:156:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:189:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:509:50 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:189:18 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1111:11 AM12:3312:33 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0912:09 PM12:5712:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3312:33 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:473:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:212:21 PM15:043:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:473:47 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:427:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:167:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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