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February 1968 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 21 February 1968 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2912:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2910:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2811:28 AM

Bālava gives way to Kaulava.

Noon

12:3212:32 PM

The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:3212:32 PM
At noon, 12:3212:32 PM, the Sun is in Śatabhiṣā and the Moon 271° ahead of it, in Anurādhā, 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 muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:084:08 PM–17:395:39 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:197:19 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1011:10 AM–12:3212:32 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1012:10 PM–12:5412:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3212:32 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

Lābha07:047:04 AM–08:268:26 AMgood
Amṛta08:268:26 AM–09:489:48 AMgood
Kāla09:489:48 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Śubha11:1011:10 AM–12:3212:32 PMgood
Roga12:3212:32 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:163:16 PMavoid
Cara15:163:16 PM–16:394:39 PMneutral
Lābha16:394:39 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:016:01 PM–19:387:38 PMavoid
Śubha19:387:38 PM–21:169:16 PMgood
Amṛta21:169:16 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1neutral
Roga24:3212:32 AM+1–26:092:09 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:092:09 AM+1–27:473:47 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:473:47 AM+1–29:255:25 AM+1good
Udvega29:255:25 AM+1–31:037:03 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:037:03 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:037:03 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 22:2910:29 PM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Anurādhāuntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Jyeṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 22:3810:38 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:2811:28 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:2910:29 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3212:32 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:457:45 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. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 57 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:457:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  7. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5612:56 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. JyeṣṭhāNakṣatra: Anurādhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī22:2910:29 PMNavamī
NakṣatraAnurādhā25:59 01:591:59 AM ThuJyeṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta22:3810:38 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava11:2811:28 AMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra31:03 07:037:03 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2024
Śaka
1889
Kali
5068
Ahargaṇa
1 851 442
Day length
10 h 57 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:232:23 AM+1
Moonset
10:4510:45 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:268:26 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3212:32 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0812:08 PM12:5612:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1012:10 PM12:5412:54 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3212:32 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM15:493:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:493:49 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:084:08 PM17:395:39 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:457:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:197:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0812:08 AM+124:5612:56 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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